HC Deb 29 June 1990 vol 175 c376W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training man-days were carried out in the Galloway training area in 1989; and if he will list the dates on which the training area was in use.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

In 1989, personnel from Regular and Territorial Army units conducted 6,828 man-days of training in the Galloway forest area. Military use took place on the following dates:

  • 27 and 29 January
  • 25 and 26 February
  • 21 March to 2 April
  • 8 April
  • 20 and 21 May
  • 23 to 25 June
  • 7 to 9 July
  • 3 to 5 August
  • 11 to 24 September
  • 9 to 15 October
  • 20 to 23 October
  • 4 and 5 November