HC Deb 06 July 1998 vol 315 c356W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the size of(a) Salisbury Plain training area and (b) Otterburn training area; and what proportion of each is available for military training. [48676]

Dr. Reid

Salisbury Plain Training Area contains some 38,000 hectares of land, of which up to 80 per cent. can be available for military training. Otterburn Training Area contains some 23,000 hectares, of which 95 per cent. is available for military training.