§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of State for Defence when the Committee on Defence lands was set up; on how many occasions it has met; how many representations verbal or written it has received; how many visits it has made to defence lands; and which areas it has visited.
§ Mr. G. Johnson SmithThe appointment of the Committee was announced in Parliament on 14th January, 1971. The Committee has met 12 times in London; and on a further three occasions to visit Ministry of Defence sites. A total of 370 written representations have been received and, so far, 22 supporting oral representations have been made. The Committee has visited the R.A.F. Stations at Brize Norton and Abingdon, the Royal Naval Air Station at Culdrose and Predannack, the R.A.C. Centre at Bovington and the R.A.C. Gunnery School and Ranges at Lulworth.—[Vol. 809, c. 244–7.]