§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the annual income received for the shooting seasons 1991–92 and 1992–93 from the sale of shooting days at the Bulford and Tidworth garrison shoot in Salisbury in Wiltshire.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonMy Department has granted a licence to the Bulford and Tidworth garrison shoot to shoot over land in Salisbury in Wiltshire, and does not sell individual shooting days.
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what areas of his Department's land the HMS Heron sporting gun club has sport shooting rights; what charge is made for shooting rights; and which birds and mammals it is authorised to shoot.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe HMS Heron sporting gun club has licences to shoot over my Department's land at Merryfield airfield and Langport ranges. These licences authorise its members to shoot all unprotected birds and animals, including ground game, but excluding deer. The assessed charge is a matter of commercial confidentiality between my Department and the club.
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§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers and men, and of what rank, took part in sport shooting at the Bulford and Tidworth garrison shoot in the 1991–92 and 1992–93 shooting season; and what was the total number of birds shot during these seasons.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNinety-one officers and 32 service men took part in the 1991–92 shoot, and 93 officers and 33 service men took part in the 1992–93 shoot. A breakdown of their ranks could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The total numbers of birds shot during these seasons were 3,223 and 2,871 respectively.