§ 17. Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the availability of training areas. [36273]
§ Dr. ReidThe majority of training land held by my Department is used by the Army. An estimate of the availability of Army training land was made in a study, the results of which were reported to the House in March 1997. The study concluded that there was a shortage of land for training in the United Kingdom in comparison with the requirement.