HC Deb 03 July 1972 vol 840 cc40-1W
Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson

asked the Minister of State for Defence how much land is retained by the Royal Air Force for airfields and other establishments; and by how much the acreage has been reduced since 1945.

Lord Lambton

Ministry of Defence land used by the Royal Air Force for airfields and other establishments currently amounts to some 120,000 acres. In 1945 land retained for the same purposes amounted to some 392,000 acres, a reduction over the period of some 272,000 acres.

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