§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all exercises in the Lanyard series for the last five years, giving the exercise location, the numbers and types of aircraft involved, and the numbers of personnel involved.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleDetails of battalion size airborne exercises over the last five years in the United Kingdom are as follows:
Year/month Location Airborne troops involved Aircraft (all C130) 1985 January Salisbury Plain TA 850 8 March Salisbury Plain TA 850 16 April Stanford TA 850 8 June Stanford TA 825 8 July Salisbury Plain TA 1,400 16 September Stanford TA 850 8 October Salisbury Plain TA 825 8 November Otterburn TA 1,600 15 1986 February Salisbury Plain TA 850 15 April Salisbury Plain TA 1,600 15 June Salisbury Plain TA 825 6 July Salisbury Plain TA 850 16 October Salisbury Plain TA 1,600 16 November Scotland 850 16 1987 February Salisbury Plain TA 850 10 April Stanford TA 825 4 May Otterburn TA 825 17 June Stanford TA 850 15 July Salisbury Plain TA 1,600 15 September Sennybridge TA 1,600 15 November Scotland 1,600 15 1988 May Salisbury Plain TA 825 15 May Otterburn TA 825 15 July Salisbury Plain TA 850 15 October Sennybridge TA 850 15 October/November Stanford TA 825 15 1989 February Salisbury Plain TA 825 15 June Stanford TA/Scotland 850 15 July Salisbury Plain TA 1,600 15 October Otterburn TA 1,600 15 1990 April Stanford TA/Scotland 850 15 May Salisbury Plain TA 850 15 July Stanford TA/Scotland 850 15