HC Deb 21 March 2002 vol 382 c445W
Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the training exercises that have

Year and frequency
Formation training (non-firming exercises) Formation/unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Extended period operational training HQ Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 8
Exercise Eagles Eye 16 Air Assault Brigade 0 0 0 0 1
Exercise Eagles Strike Queens Own Yeomanry 0 0 0 1 0
Operational training 5 Airbourne Brigade 0 0 1 0 0
Exercise Northern Lights 3 Royal Marines Commando 0 0 1 0 0
Exercise Swift Hawk 5 Army Air Corps 0 0 8 4 1
Exercise Executive Stretch 107 Brigade 0 1 2 1 0
Individual training Infantry Training Centre Catterick 2 6 11 7 2
Exercise Deep George 1 Reconnaissance Brigade 2 0 0 0 2
Field firing 39 Regiment Royal Artillery 2 0 0 0 0
Field firing 32 Regiment Royal Artillery 0 1 0 0 0
Field firing 101 Regiment Royal Artillery 0 0 1 0 0
Field firing 9 Royal Irish Regiment 0 0 3 0 0
Field firing A Company Kings Own Scottish Borderers 0 0 1 0 0
Field firing 3 Squadron Royal Air Force 0 0 0 4 0
Field firing A Company Black Watch 0 0 0 1 0
Non-firing exercises Officer Training Corp Glasgow 1 0 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises C Company Lowland Volunteer 1 1 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises Scottish Yeomanry 1 0 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises 105 Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery 2 0 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises 4/5 Irish Rangers 1 0 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises 27 Transport Regiment 0 1 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises 245 Provost Company 0 1 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises Campbell College 0 1 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises 4/5 Royal Irish 0 1 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises Royal Ghurka Rifles 0 1 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises 24 Field Ambulance 0 1 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises 3 Royal Highland Fusiliers 0 1 0 0 0
Non-firing exercises 152 Field Ambulance 0 0 1 2 0
Non-firing exercises Scottish Transport Regiment 0 0 2 0 0
Non-firing exercises 9 Royal Irish Regiment 0 0 3 0 0
Non-firing exercises 162 Squadron Royal Corps of Transport 0 0 1 0 0
Non-firing exercises United States Navy SEALs 0 0 1 0 0
Non-firing exercises 101 Regiment Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 0 0 1 0 0
Non-firing exercises 52 Lowland Regiment 0 0 0 1 0
Non-firing exercises 204 Field Ambulance 0 0 0 1 0
Non-firing exercises Royal Marines Reserves Scotland 0 0 0 0 1
Non-firing exercises Officer Training Corps (Northumbrian) 0 0 0 1

Eskmeals is not used in support of training activities for any of the three services. The site is owned by the Ministry of Defence and operated by QinetiQ who provide test and evaluation services in support of the UK armed forces on a variety of medium to heavy calibre weapon systems.