§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total acreage owned by his Department or its predecessor, the War Office, in the counties of (a) Surrey, (b) Hampshire, and (c) Berkshire at the following dates: 1 June 1946 and 1 June 1980.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe Ministry of Defence held the following acreages of land in those counties on 1 April 1980 (the closest date for which figures are readily available):
Surrey Hampshire Berkshire Freehold 12,701 33,913 6,068 Leasehold 659 48 39 Firing rights 59 2,632 — Foreshore — 73 — There are no detailed records of War Office holdings in these areas on 1 June 1946. But, if the substantial areas of land that were held under requisition are disregarded, it seems likely that the holdings by the Army then would have been only slightly greater than those in 1980.