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Ten Tors Exercise

Volume 951: debated on Monday 12 June 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement about the extent to which Shaugh Moor was used by the Army for its Ten Tors exercise;(2) if he will make a statement about the extent to which the Army used Hawks Tor for its Ten Tors exercise.

The Shaugh Moor and Hawks Tor areas are used from January onwards by competitors training for the Ten Tors expedition. During the event itself a checkpoint and bivouac area were established adjacent to Hawks Tor. The checkpoint consisted of two vehicles, a tent and latrines equipped with chemical toilets. Although no facilities were provided on Shaugh Moor, a large proportion of the teams approaching or leaving the Hawks Tor checkpoint were likely to have traversed this area.