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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average rent charged by his Department to farmers for land was per hectare in each county in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average rent charged by his Department to farmers for land was per hectare in each county in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 March 2005
For answer on
4 April 2005
Answered on
4 April 2005
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average rent charged by his Department to farmers for land was per
hectare in each county in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available. [222832]
Mr. Caplin: The Ministry of Defence does not own land in every county in the United Kingdom and thus does not record or retain
information on that basis. Land is held for purposes of military training and is made available without detriment to such training.
Rent is set according to the conditions with which the Department is content to let the land, and this therefore becomes the market
rent for that land taking into consideration these conditions. To provide the information requested, given that it is not held for
defence purposes, would require disproportionate cost and effort.
Subjects
Land; Farmers; Ministry of Defence; Rents
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1210W; 222832
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the income per hectare in 2005 which would be derived from the rental of land owned by his Department to farmers at full market value.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the income per hectare in 2005 which would be derived from the rental of land owned by his Department to farmers at full market value.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 March 2005
For answer on
4 April 2005
Answered on
4 April 2005
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the income per hectare in 2005 which would be derived from
the rental of land owned by his Department to farmers at full market value. [222835]
Mr. Caplin: Rents are negotiated on a case by case basis and reflect sometimes onerous conditions which this department has to
impose on tenants. Rents thus reflect "what the market will bear" and this is effectively the full market rent for those sites.
Bearing that in mind, the average income per hectare for 2005 is estimated at £34.62.
Subjects
Land; Farms; Income; Ministry of Defence; Rents
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1106W; 222835
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list farmers and farm companies which rent land from his Department on Salisbury Plain; how much land, in hectares, each of these rent; and which of these farms have been used for military training purposes in the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list farmers and farm companies which rent land from his Department on Salisbury Plain; how much land, in hectares, each of these rent; and which of these farms have been used for military training purposes in the last five...
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 March 2005
For answer on
4 April 2005
Answered on
4 April 2005
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list farmers and farm companies which rent land from his Department
on Salisbury Plain; how much land, in hectares, each of these rent; and which of these farms have been used for military training
purposes in the last five years. [222833]
Mr. Caplin: Forty three farmers or farm companies currently rent land from the MOD on Salisbury Plain. The information requested is
shown below, although, in accordance with the Data Protection Act these have not been listed by name.
Land is categorised as either schedule I, or schedule III (there is no longer a schedule II). Military training takes place over all
schedule III land. Schedule I land on Salisbury Plain is arable in nature, and located around the edges of the training and impact
areas acting as a buffer zone between military activities and the civilian population. Land designated as schedule I attracts higher
rents. Generally speaking, schedule I land is not used for training, but depending upon the terms of an individual agreement, and
the rights reserved under it, some training may take place, with compensation payable in the event of damage being caused by
military personnel.
It should be noted that the total number of hectares let out has altered since my last answer on 10 February, and will change
again in the next month as work is concluded on grazing licences under the mid-term review.
The table details current information where the farm is depicted by a serial number, the relevant schedule and the number of
hectares involved.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Farm no. Schedule 1 land in hectares Schedule III in hectares
1 180.36 409.33
2 285.13 824.33
3 24.01 542.13
4 147.3 202.58
5 97.05 0.00
6 129.83 2,165.64
7 0.00 2.50
8 0.00 706.13
9 43.3 298.24
10 256.1 119.10
11 214.1 283.54
12 42.02 160.95
13 313.95 394.73
14 88.0 1,588.72
15 39.46 607.71
16 93.38 283.13
17 99.16 442.39
18 45.21 1,305.6
20 36.02 225.59
21 16.0 538.77
22 218.09 1,099.96
23 184.08 473.48
24 21.82 14.36
25 139.74 263.19
26 209.09 407.55
27 175.08 551.85
28 104.05 1,631.66
29 172.07 24.80
30 0.00 149.86
31 146.06 609.27
32 87.04 0.00
33 59.02 740.82
34 142.06 33.38
35 103.76 956.33
36 0.00 21.91
37 50.47 155.07
38 0.00 179.38
39 390.22 909.12
40 107.98 0.00
41 453.39 870.28
42 325.15 201.78
43 27.69 170.07
Total 5,267.24 20,565.23
Grand total 25,832.47
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Armed forces; Land; Farms; Farmers; Ministry of Defence; Training; Tenants; Salisbury Plain
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1105-6W; 222833
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much income was derived from the rent of military land on Salisbury Plain in each of the past five years. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much income was derived from the rent of military land on Salisbury Plain in each of the past five years. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 March 2005
For answer on
14 March 2005
Answered on
14 March 2005
Subjects
Defence; Land; Ministry of Defence; Rents; Salisbury Plain
Date
14 March 2005
Reference
432 c17-8; 221300
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much land in the Salisbury Plain area is rented by his Department to farmers; and what the average rent is per hectare. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much land in the Salisbury Plain area is rented by his Department to farmers; and what the average rent is per hectare. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 February 2005
For answer on
22 February 2005
Answered on
22 February 2005
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much land in the Salisbury Plain area is rented by his Department to
farmers; and what the average rent is per hectare. [216052]
Mr. Caplin: 25,110 hectares of land on Salisbury Plain are let to farmers on agricultural agreements. The average rent is £42.97 per
hectare.
Subjects
Defence; Land; Farmers; Ministry of Defence; Rents; Salisbury Plain
Date
22 February 2005
Reference
216052; 431 c605W;431 c601W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the scope for sale by the Services of redundant land.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the scope for sale by the Services of redundant land.
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 March 2004
For answer on
29 March 2004
Answered on
29 March 2004
Subjects
Land; Land use; Ministry of Defence; Sales
Date
29 March 2004
Reference
419 c1257; 163791
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of the total Gurkha forces in the years 1997 to 2003, leaving the armed forces before 15 years maximum service, (a) left voluntarily, (b) were made redundant, (c) had their employment terminated for other operational reasons, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what percentage of the total Gurkha forces in the years 1997 to 2003, leaving the armed forces before 15 years maximum service, (a) left voluntarily, (b) were made redundant, (c) had their employment terminated for other operational reasons, (d)...
Asked by
Paul Flynn
(Labour)
Answered by
Ivor Caplin
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 September 2003
For answer on
6 October 2003
Answered on
6 October 2003
Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of the total Ghurkha forces in the years 1997 to
2003, leaving the armed forces before 15 years maximum service, (a) left voluntarily, (b) were made redundant, (c) had their
employment terminated for other operational reasons, (d) were invalided out and (e) left for other reasons. [130360]
Mr. Caplin: All data in the tables are taken from the soldiers' Record of Service.
Data given are for Ghurkha other ranks only as there are no officers that fall into the categories described in the question.
Number of Ghurkha soldiers who left the service with less than 15 years service1
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Reason 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Left voluntarily 0 0 0 0 0 0
Redundant 140 * 0 0 0 0
Discipline/misconduct * * * 0 0 0
Invalided * * 0 0 0 0
Completed service 20 10 20 * * 0
Death * * * 0 * *
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 Note that all numbers in the data table are rounded to the nearest 10, numbers less than five are represented with a "*" to
preserve confidentiality.
Percentage of Ghurkha soldiers who left the service with less than 15 years service
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Reason 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Left voluntarily 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Redundant 4.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Discipline/misconduct 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Invalided 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Completed Service 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0
Death 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The 140 personnel shown as redundant in the years 1997-98 reflect the drawdown of the Brigade of Ghurkhas at the time of the
handover of Hong Kong in 1997. The Army Personnel Centre have confirmed that they are all in receipt of a service pension.
Of the 50 shown as having completed service before 15 years in years 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000, inquiries through the Army
Personnel Centre have revealed several individuals were actually made redundant and are therefore in receipt of a pension as a
result of the drawdown. Virtually all of the remaining individuals are in receipt of a pension either because they received
condonation of service to increase their reckonable service to 15 years or are in receipt of other types of pension as appropriate
(Liberalised Family Pension or Ordinary Family Pension).
Subjects
Armed forces; Discharges; Dismissal; Gurkhas; Redundancy; Termination of employment
Date
6 October 2003
Reference
130360; 410 c1164-5W
House
House of Commons