§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans the Royal Navy and other branches of the armed services have to release land to the public, including local authorities, in the Portsmouth area.
§ Mr. LeeI refer the hon. Member to my recent reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Havant (Mr. Lloyd) on 21 June, at columns 248–49.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many hectares of land are owned by the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport local authority districts.
§ Mr. LeeThe following areas of land in the local authority districts requested are in the ownership of the Secretary of State for Defence, and occupied by the Royal Navy:
Hectares Portsmouth 279.0 Fareham 92.5 Gosport 777.0
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence when the report into the future of the housing requirement of the Royal Navy in the Portsmouth area will be published.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion, and in which local authority districts, of the land owned by the Royal Navy in the Portsmouth naval base area is redundant.
§ Mr. LeeAt present some 0.8 per cent. of the naval estate in the local authority districts of Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport is surplus to requirements and in the process of disposal. We have proposals to declare other areas surplus over the next few years following studies into the further concentration of the naval estate in the Portsmouth area.