§ Mr. BennTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the cases when the Land Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 has been used in combination with the Defence Acts 1842 and 1854 to extinguish commoners' rights over any common land in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Archie Hamilton[holding answer 25 January 1990]: The Land Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 has been used in combination with the Defence Acts 1842 and 1854 to extinguish rights of common on at least three occasions: at RAF Fylingdales in 1960, at RAF Lakenheath in 1961, and at RAF Woodbridge in 1964. There may have been other instances, but a comprehensive list could not be provided without disproportionate cost.