To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what land has been procured for (a) UK military forces and (b) UK civilian components in Germany at a cost to the German Government; and at what cost.

Approximately two-thirds of the estate occupied by the British forces in Germany is owned by the Federal Republic of Germany, and made available to the British forces free of charge under the Supplementary Agreement to the NATO Status of Forces Agreement.

The Ministry of Defence is not in a position to say how much this has cost the German Government. However, all of this estate will be returned to the German authorities on release by the British forces, and once any outstanding claims have been settled, the German Government will be able to utilise or dispose of this estate as they see fit.