HC Deb 29 March 1984 vol 57 cc297-8W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on how many occasions in each year since 1978 the Visiting Forces Act 1952 has been invoked in order to prevent United States service men being charged by the British authorities with drugs offences; and if he will list in each case the branch of the United States armed forces and the name of the base concerned;

(2) if he will list the training accidents or incidents in the United Kingdom since 1978 in which the use of drugs by United States service men was a relevant factor.

Mr. Lee

Surplus defence property is passed to the Property Services Agency for disposal and where appropriate is registered by it. No record is kept in my Department of these sites. Defence land not in disposal which is recorded on the land registers is as follows:

Mr. Stanley

I shall answer shortly.