§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Busy Brewer exercises that have taken place at military bases in the United Kingdom since 1979.
§ Mr. Ian StewartI understand that exercises in the Busy Brewer series have been taking place only since 1982. Records of these exercises are readily available only from 1984, and these indicate that the following exercises have taken place since then:
Date Base 1984 25 April to 17 May RAF Upper Heyford 13 September to 12 October RAF Fairford 1985 2 May to 20 June RAF Fairford 6 September to 11 October RAF Fairford 1986 29 August to 6 October RAF Fairford 1987 1 May to 8 June RAF Fairford 27 August to 12 October RAF Fairford 1988 9 April to 6 May RAF Fairford 3 June to 13 June RAF Fairford