asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he considers it necessary to alter his policy in connection with the acquisition of land in the borough of Newport, Gwent, for dispersal of personnel in the light of the fact that land concerned was acquired compulsorily by the borough council.

The site proposed by the Newport Borough Council had been compulsorily acquired by it for housing purposes and this was taken into account in reaching a decision on a dispersal site for the Ministry of Defence in South Wales.