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Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2008. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Defence Estates

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what acreage of land is owned by his Department and used for non-military agricultural purposes; and for what reasons such land is held.
Answer

Data regarding the amount of defence land used for agricultural purposes have not been reported since 2005. At that time some 106,000 hectares of defence land was used for agricultural purposes. Agricultural land is held by the Department to provide a realistic military training environment.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
480 c250W; 222529
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Land Ministry of Defence
Link
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