§ 58. Mr. Juddasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of how many cubic metres of timber have been kept in the timber ponds at Fountain Lake, Portsmouth, in each of the past five years, and of the stipulations made to Portsmouth City Council concerning the replacement of these ponds should the existing area of water in which they are situated be incorporated in an extension of the civilian docks.
§ Mr. KirkThe following maximum amounts of timber have been held in the water storage at Fountain Lake, Portsmouth in each of the past five years:
Year Quantity in Cubic Metres 1967 1,830 1968 680 1969 1,540 1970 1,880 1971 1,500 The City of Portsmouth Corporation was advised on 14th April, 1972, that if it wanted the Ministry of Defence to relocate the timber pond and submarine cables it must meet the cost of reprovision and all other costs and charges, if any, incurred by the Ministry of Defence in the relocation including the cost of acquiring tenure of the foreshore of the new site.