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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the training exercises that have taken place on the Eskmeals and Kirkcudbright training areas over the last five years and the regiments that have been involved. [43424] Dr. Moonie: The training exercises (broken down by type of training) that have taken place on Kirkcudbright training area within the last five years, and the formations or units that have been involved are shown in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year and frequency Formation training Formation/unit 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 (non-firming exercises) Extended period HQ Northern 0 0 0 0 8 operational training Ireland Exercise Eagles Eye 16 Air Assault 0 0 0 0 1 Brigade Exercise Eagles Strike Queens Own 0 0 0 1 0 Yeomanry Operational training 5 Airbourne 0 0 1 0 0 Brigade Exercise Northern Lights 3 Royal Marines 0 0 1 0 0 Commando Exercise Swift Hawk 5 Army Air Corps 0 0 8 4 1 Exercise Executive 107 Brigade 0 1 2 1 0 Stretch Individual training Infantry 2 6 11 7 2 Training Centre Catterick Exercise Deep George 1 Reconnaissance 2 0 0 0 2 Brigade Field firing 39 Regiment 2 0 0 0 0 Royal Artillery Field firing 32 Regiment 0 1 0 0 0 Royal Artillery Field firing 101 Regiment 0 0 1 0 0 Royal Artillery Field firing 9 Royal Irish 0 0 3 0 0 Regiment Field firing A Company Kings 0 0 1 0 0 Own Scottish Borderers Field firing 3 Squadron Royal 0 0 0 4 0 Air Force Field firing A Company Black 0 0 0 1 0 Watch Non-firing exercises Officer Training 1 0 0 0 0 Corp Glasgow Non-firing exercises C Company 1 1 0 0 0 Lowland Volunteer Non-firing exercises Scottish 1 0 0 0 0 Yeomanry Non-firing exercises 105 Air Defence 2 0 0 0 0 Regiment Royal Artillery Non-firing exercises 4/5 Irish 1 0 0 0 0 Rangers Non-firing exercises 27 Transport 0 1 0 0 0 Regiment Non-firing exercises 245 Provost 0 1 0 0 0 Company 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 0 1 0 0 0 Rifles Non-firing exercises 24 Field 0 1 0 0 0 Ambulance Non-firing exercises 3 Royal Highland 0 1 0 0 0 Fusiliers Non-firing exercises 152 Field 0 0 1 2 0 Ambulance Non-firing exercises Scottish 0 0 2 0 0 Transport Regiment Non-firing exercises 9 Royal Irish 0 0 3 0 0 Regiment Non-firing exercises 162 Squadron 0 0 1 0 0 Royal Corps of Transport Non-firing exercises United States 0 0 1 0 0 Navy SEALs Non-firing exercises 101 Regiment 0 0 1 0 0 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Non-firing exercises 52 Lowland 0 0 0 1 0 Regiment Non-firing exercises 204 Field 0 0 0 1 0 Ambulance Non-firing exercises Royal Marines 0 0 0 0 1 Reserves Scotland Non-firing exercises Officer Training 0 0 0 1 Corps (Northumbrian) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 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.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

43424; 382 c447-8W;382 c445-6W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Armed forces Training Military exercises Kirkcudbright Training Area

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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