§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of defence land holdings have been released following the recommendations of the 316W Nugent committee report; and what new land holdings have been acquired by his Department since its publication in 1973.
§ Mr. LeeDefence land holdings have reduced by 7.6 per cent. since April 1973. I regret that details of acquisitions are not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the recommendations of the Nugent committee on defence land holdings concerning the disposal of the Ministry of Defence site at Lydney and Aston Down, Gloucestershire, East Riggs, Dumfriesshire, Pershore, Worcestershire, Watchett/Doniford, Somerset, Wrekin, Shropshire, 011erton, Nottinghamshire, Netley, Hampshire and Perranporth, Cornwall have been fully carried out.
§ Mr. LeeThe recommendations of the Nugent report have been fully carried out at Lydney, Watchet/Doniford, Netley and Perranporth. Four hundred acres of land at Pershore and 370 acres at Aston Down have been passed to the Property Services Agency for disposal. Approximately 1,050 acres of leased land at Ollerton has been given up.
The range at the Wrekin and East Riggs have been retained for defence use.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the two Army sites situated at Manorbier, Dyfed have been disposed of as recommended by the Nugent committee report.
§ Mr. LeeThe East Moor cliff training area and 184 acres of the firing range at manorbrier have been sold; 102 acres of the range head have been retained.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the RAF site at North Luffenham, Rutland, has been disposed of following the decision to move its facilities to RAF Benson and RAF Digby, in accordance with the recommendations of the Nugent report on defence land.
§ Mr. LeeSome 75 acres of land were passed for disposal at North Luffenham following the review suggested by the Nugent committee.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, following the recommendations of the Nugent committee report on defence land, it has been practicable for land outside the main site at Yoxter, Somerset to be disposed of.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent the recommendations of the Nugent committee report have been carried out concerning the Dartmoor complex in Devon, 250 acres of land at Swinderby, Lincolnshire, Watton, Norfolk, Sealand, Cheshire, Irvine, Ayrshire, and 600 acres of land at Cronwell, Lincolshire.
§ Mr. LeeAll of the recommendations concerning the Dartmoor complex have been carried out. The range at Irvine has been sold and 600 acres of land at Cranwell have been passed to the Property Service Agency for disposal. Some 88 acres have been disposed of at Watton but the remainder of the site and the land at Swinderby has been 317W retained for defence use. Th Ministry of Defence use of Sealand will be reviewed when decisions about the development of the Dee estuary have been taken.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence what decision has been taken concerning the future of the site at Maidstone (Sandling Wood), Kent following the recommendations of the Nugent report on defence lands.
§ Mr. LeeThe Sandling Wood site was declared surplus to defence requirements and subsequently sold in January 1981.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any land has been made available for disposal at the Royal Air Force station at Andover, Hampshire following the recommendations of the Nugent committee report on defence lands.
§ Mr. LeeApproximately 230 acres of land at the former RAF Andover have been disposed of since the report of the defence lands committee.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the recommendations of the Nugent committee on defence lands have been fully carried out with respect to Llansilin, Shropshire and Driffield, Yorkshire.
§ Mr. LeeBoth sites are being used for defence purposes. It has been possible, however, to dispose of 90 acres of the Driffield site.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Defence why only 24 acres of the land held at West Rayham, Norfolk, have been released of the 111 acres so recommended by the Nugent committee report on defence lands.