Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of potential alternative uses of MDP Wethersfield.

The Ministry of Defence together with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) jointly commissioned a study by Cushmann Wakefield in 2015 to identify potential future uses for the Wethersfield site, subject to all necessary planning approvals.

The study reported that the site had the potential to be a mixed development of commercial/employment, housing, education and community uses with supporting public open space.

The HCA will work closely with the Local Planning Authority and other interested parties to consider the best possible future uses for the site.