HC Deb 16 March 1967 vol 743 cc149-50W
Mr. Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which are the 16 barrack complexes being prepared for the reception of troops from the Continent; and on what dates, respectively, they will be available;

(2) whether the 4,000 houses to be bought in the area of the 16 barrack complexes being prepared for the reception of troops from the Continent, are additional to those referred to in the Defence Statement;

(3) why he will not specify the 14 barracks which were available last August for troops brought back from the Continent.

Mr. Healey

Following is the list:

  • Westdown, Wilts.
  • Warminster.
  • Horsham/Lingfield, Sussex.
  • Piddlehinton, Dorset.
  • Edinburgh.
  • North Weald, Essex.
  • Catterick, Yorks.
  • Barnard Castle, Co. Durham.
  • Ripon, Yorks.
  • Denbury, Nr. Newton Abbot.
  • Pembroke or Chester.
  • Lanark.
  • Perth.
  • Marchington, Uttoxeter.

The list contains some barracks and camps which have been in a state of care and maintenance since August, 1966, or earlier and others which could be made available for this purpose. All the accommodation would be provided progressively from autumn, 1967. At this stage, it would not be meaningful to give precise estimated dates when particular barracks or camps could be made available, since these will depend on the number and description of the units concerned and the timing of their withdrawal, on which no decision has yet been taken. All the houses to be purchased will be in addition to the figure of about 3,700 given in Cmnd. 3203, Chapter X.