HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 cc1880-2W
Ann Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the operating structures of the(a) Queen's and Light Division and (b) Prince of Wales and King's Division. [188782]

Mr. Ingram

I have assumed that the hon. Member is referring to the Regimental structure of the Divisions in Question and have answered the question accordingly. This information is provided in the following table:

Division Comprising of:
The Queen's Division The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Anglian Regiment The London Regiment
Light Division The Light Infantry The Royal Green Jackets
Prince of Wales Division The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment The Cheshire Regiment The Royal Welch Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Wales The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment The Staffordshire Regiment

List of current land over which MOD has limited rights
Location Date
DERA Hebrides Range South Uist Restrictions and access 1 November 1968
DERA Hebrides Range South Uist Compensation payment for restrictive rights over areas of land known as danger areas 19 May 1973
Galloway Trg. Area Galloway Forest Training area 1 January 1987
Cultybraggan Trg. Camp Cultybraggan Land for dry training 23 September 1989
Tighnablair Trg. Area Cultybraggan Land for Army training 1 June 1990
Barry Buddon Barry Buddon Lightkeepers House 1 September 1990
Lossie Forest Trg. Area Lossie Forest Land for training 1 January 1992
Tighnablair Trg. Area Cultybraggan Land for Army training 16 May 1992
Castle Kennedy Trg. Area Castle Kennedy Airfield Army training 1 January 1993
Ardgarten Trg. Area Ardgarten Forest Training land 1 July 1993
Glutt Field Glutt Field Firing range 16 February 1994
Ardgarten Training Area Glencroe Hill Training land 1 June 1994
Loch Ewe Trg. Area Gairloch Estate Army training area 1 October 1995
Loch Ewe Trg. Area Inveran Estate Army training area 1 October 1995
Loch Ewe Trg. Area Big Sands Estate Army training area 1 October 1995
Cultybraggan Trg. Camp Lochearn Training rights 1 April 1996
Cultybraggan Trg. Camp Bennybeg Crags Climbing Training 1 April 1996
Charterhall Charterhall Training Area 12 August 1996
Wyvis Estate Evanton Training area 21 October 1996
Grantown-on-Spey RAF OAC Grantown-on-Spey Area of land for training 1 April 1997
Grantown-on-Spey RAF OAC Grantown-on-Spey Area of land for training 1 April 1997
Inverness Leiterchuillin Crags Lease of training rights 1 April 1998
Wolfehopelee Forest Wolfehopelee Forest Training area 1 January 1999
Grandtully Aberfeldy Training rights 1 July 1999
Dalbeattie Edingham Fibua Site Training rights 15 January 2000
Loch Fyne Noise Trials Range Lease of land 20 March 2000
Loch Ewe Trg. Area Tournaig Estate Training rights 1 April 2000
Galloway Galloway Access track to trg. area 1 April 2001
Loch Ewe Trg. Area Aultbea Estate Training rights 1 April 2002
Machrihanish Machrihanish Trg. Area Land for military training 1 April 2002
South Kintyre South Kintyre Trg. Area Land for training 1 April 2002
South Kintyre Trg. Area South Kintyre Land for military training 1 April 2002
South Kintyre South Kintyre Trg. Area Land for military training 1 April 2002
Balduff Training Area Balduff Lease of land for military training 1 May 2002
Balduff Training Area Balduff Lease of land for military training 1 May 2002
Baldutf Training Area Balduff Lease of land for military training 1 May 2002
Balduff Training Area Balduff Lease of land for military Training 1 May 2002
Huntleys Cave Grantown-on-Spey Rock climbing 1 April 2003

Location (no particular establishment overseeing) A right in Perpetuity is usually associated with a facility owned by the MOD and restricts the landowner in undertaking certain types of activity or development. The Terminable rights are in association with leased with leased land and usually terminate at the same time as the lease expires Start date
Southqueensferry Restrictive rights in Perpetuity July 1863
Milltown Restrictive rights in Perpetuity February 1955
Saxa Vord Restrictive rights in Perpetuity March 1960
Rona and Raasay Isles Restrictive rights Terminable April 1961
Craigowl Hill Restrictive rights Terminable February 1962
Skipness Restrictive rights Terminable February 1963
Aultbea Restrictive rights Terminable October 1963
Blackdog Restrictive rights in Perpetuity February 1964
Cultybraggan Restrictive rights in Perpetuity November 1966
Benbecula Restrictive rights Terminable September 1967

Division Comprising of:
Kings Division The King's Own Royal Border Regiment The King's Regiment The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire The Green Howards The Queen's Lancashire Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment

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