§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department intends being represented at the resumed public inquiry relating to the use of Dartmoor by Her Majesty's Forces on 11th May 1976; if it is his Department's intention to submit evidence; and, if so, what view will be taken in respect of the possible alternative sites for training areas, including firing ranges, located on Bodmin Moor and in south-east Cornwall.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe Ministry of Defence will be present at the resumed Dartmoor public inquiry on 11th May 1976. MOD comments are shown on the sites referred to in the report annexed to the note issued by Lady Sharp on 6th April, 1976. The purposes of the resumed inquiry were set out in Lady Sharp's statement of 6th April. 1976.
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