HC Deb 27 July 1972 vol 841 c369W
57. Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Minister of State for Defence what further use he intends making of the Larzac military camp in the south of France for the training of British troops; and if, in view of expressed opposition amongst farmers in the area to the use of this land for military purposes, he will not proceed with training British troops there.

Mr. G. Johnson Smith

Larzac is a military training area which the French authorities offer to United Kingdom forces on an annual basis. In recent years the British Army has been allocated this range for about two months each summer and it is intended to continue to make use of this facility when

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