§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the acreage of land owned by his Department abroad; how many acres his Department has rights over in addition; and what is the market value of the Department's assets in (a)land and (b)other property including buildings.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Ministry of Defence owns virtually no land overseas but some 125,000 hectares (308,000 acres) are either made available to the Department by host Governments or leased; the Department additionally has rights of access over 80,000 hectares (198,000 acres). The market value of the assets could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.