§ Mr. David Walderasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the report of the committee under Lord Nugent of Guildford on defence land holdings.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourThe report of the Defence Lands Committee is being published today. In view of the size and detailed nature of the report a brief explanatory memorandum is being published simultaneously as Cmnd. 5364 in order to focus public attention on the main issues involved. Copies of the report are available in the Vote Office. We are most grateful to Lord Nugent and his colleagues on the committee for this valuable report which includes recommendations of a general nature as well as the examination of some 465 individual sites amounting to some 629,000 acres. We hope to make an188W announcement on the recommendations in the report later this year.