Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Douglas Carswell (Conservative). It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 29 March 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Compensation (Shoeburyness)

Question: What representations he has received on provision of compensation to people whose properties have been damaged by explosions at Shoeburyness.

Answer: The work at Shoeburyness is directly linked to saving the lives of service personnel on operations in Afghanistan, providing, among other things, essential pre-deployment training in the safe and controlled disposal of improvised explosive devices and similar ordnance. In 2009, I received three representations, with a further two so far this year, from people claiming that their properties had been damaged by noise and vibrations caused by activities at MOD Shoeburyness.

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