Written question asked by Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 July 2002. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 July 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training was carried out on the Quantocks in 2001; and by whom.

Answer: Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what training was carried out on the Quantocks in 2001; and by whom. [71295] Dr. Moonie: No military training was conducted on the Quantocks between February and July 2001 owing to the outbreak of food and mouth disease. Our records show the following training took place later in the year: a fieldcraft and map reading exercise undertaken by the King's College Combined Cadets Force; a Duke of Edinburgh's Award by Somerset Army Cadet Force; and a Royal Marines load-carrying exercise along roads and bridle paths.

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