§ Mr. ThorneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which ranges will be used by TA Royal Artillery batteries equipped with FH70 for(a) live and (b) dry training; and what assessment was made of the relative ease of access to such ranges by units at (i) Brighton and (ii) Bulwell.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonField howitzer 70 live firings in the United Kingdom can be conducted in training areas in Wiltshire (Salisbury plain), Wales (Sennybridge) and Northumberland (Otterburn). Dry training, at battery level, is available in East Anglia (Stanford) or in the north-west (Warcop); both areas will be used regularly by units and formations which 100 Field Regiment, RA will support in time of war. Proximity to these areas is an advantage, and access is assessed as satisfactory.