§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his reply of 12 December, Official Report, column 311, how many freehold and leasehold acres have been disposed of by his Department in each of the past five years.
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§ Mr. FreemanThe information is not maintained in the form required and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, solicitors were instructed to proceed with the sale of the following freehold land in the financial years shown:
acres 1985–86 2,720 1984–85 2,668 1983–84 2,999 1982–83 3,282 1981–82 2,865 In addition, some 7,000 acres were transferred to Royal Ordnance plc on 2 January 1985.