The current average rate of removal is approximately 2,250 tons a month. I hope that clearance will be completed by the end of next year, though I regret I cannot give any assurance that this will be practicable. The most dangerous items of ammunition are stored where possible in those areas which can be more readily guarded by military personnel, or to which the public have no access, for example, Forestry Commission Reserve. Priority of removal is given to agricultural land and to the more densely populated areas.