Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison:

asked the Secretary of State for War when it is intended to clear the site at Wester Newlands Farm, Grangemouth, at present used as a dump for surplus Government stores, in order that this land may again be used for agricultural purposes.

This site may be required permanently for an Engineer Depot, in which case the requirement will be considered in due course by the Inter-Departmental Committee on Services Land Requirements. If it is not eventually retained, the date of clearance will depend on the availability of transport and I cannot at present make any forecast of how long it would take.

Lieut.-Commander Hutchison:

Can the Minister tell us when the decision will be taken as to whether the camp is going to be required permanently or not?

We should have to wait for a report of this Committee.