§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether Army units are still being sent to Canada for training; at what cost; and whether any consideration was given to the use of the Falkland Islands for this type of training.
§ Mr. WigginArmy units continue to be sent to training areas in Canada. The cost for 1982–83 is estimated to be in the order of £30 million. The Falkland Islands are not suited to the heavy armoured training carried out at Suffield in Canada, and the distance of the Islands from the United Kingdom inhibits their use as an infantry training outlet.