§ Major-General Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmidasked the Minister of State for Defence what further consideration has been given to relocating the Shoeburyness gunnery range at other sites.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourAfter a detailed examination we have concluded that we cannot move the Shoeburyness gun firing facilities to West Freugh in Scotland, as was originally hoped, because of the difficulty of relocating satisfactorily the air work now carried out there. We are now examining the possibility of locating some of the gun firing work with existing establishments at Tain and Kirkcudbright in Scotland. Studies into ways of meeting the other requirements are continuing.
34WThere is already a gun firing range at Kirkcudbright; the work which would be transferred there is of a similar nature and would not significantly affect the level of activity. Tain is an air weapons range and will continue to be used as such, although at very much reduced intensity, if part of the Shoeburyness work is transferred there.