§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the requirement for additional Army training land in(a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom as a whole, following the re-alignment and redeployment of forces as outlined in "Britain's Army for the 90s."
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWork is currently under way to examine future training needs in the United Kingdom that will result from the restructuring of the Army and drawdown from Germany.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes have been made to the areas, ownership or rights status and types of authorised training in the Galloway and Kinlochleven training areas over the past three years.
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§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNone.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the acreage, dates of acquisition and types of training operations conducted for each of the training areas in Scotland.
Location Region Date of first acquisition Current acreage Arbroath Tayside May 1940 509 Auchallater Grampian November 1976 13,442 Barry Buddan Tayside June 1892 2,910 Blackdog Grampian April 1963 160 Cambusbarron Central October 1953 32 Cape Wrath Highland May 1924 9,216 Castlelaw/Dreghorn Lothian November 1913 2,099 Dundonald Strathclyde March 1943 600 Fort George Highland August 1767 1,378 Galloway Dumfries and Galloway/Strathclyde August 1985 167,014 Garelochhead Strathclyde August 1943 8,240 Kinlochleven Highland January 1987 28,847 Kirknewton Lothian August 1942 269 Rannoch Forest Tayside January 1976 3 Rosehearty Grampian March 1981 1 South Uist Western Isles April 1960 2,460 St. Kilda Western Isles February 1982 12 Tain Highland July 1937 2,574 Tighnablair Tayside April 1974 5,024 Note: The acreage shown includes freehold land and foreshore and areas leased or subject to rights where these are covered by agreements of three or more years duration. Details of short term holdings/rights are not held centrally.