HC Deb 22 June 1995 vol 262 cc377-8W
Mr. McFall

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the areas of land in Scotland not owned or leased by his Department, which are currently available to the armed services for training under licence agreements with the owners. [29073]

Mr. Soames

At present, there are 12 areas of land in Scotland where my Department holds military training rights under licence agreements. These are as follows:

  • Binn Hill, Perthshire
  • Blair Adam (Tayside)
  • Galloway
  • Kinlochleven (Lochaber)
  • Tighnablair (Tayside)
  • Hopsprigg (Dumfries and Galloway)
  • Castle Kennedy (Stranraer)
  • Ardgarten (Strathclyde)
  • Balduff (Tayside)
  • Tullymurdoch (Tayside)
  • Fyall Farm (Tayside)
  • Blackhall (Tayside)

In addition, there are other areas of land where my Department has agreements with private landowners to cover specific short-term requirements. In the last financial year, there were 356 such agreements.