§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Mine Information and Training Centre will be set up; how many staff it will have; and what its budget will be. [14479]
§ Dr. ReidThe Mine Information and Training Centre will become fully operational on 1 January 1998. Its establishment will become fully operational on 1 January 1998. Its establishment will be one captain, one warrant officer and one senior non-commissioned officer and it will have an annual budget of £125,000.