HC Deb 24 February 1964 vol 690 cc27-8W
Commander Kerans

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will name the establishments closed down during 1963 as stated in Command Paper No. 2270, paragraph 82.

Mr. Hay

The establishments referred to are :

Air Stations

  • Royal Naval Air Station, Abbotsinch.
  • Royal Naval Air Station, Machrihanish.

Barracks

  • Royal Naval Barracks, Donibristle.

1962 1960 1956 1950 1945 1919 reassessed on account of 1939–45 War Service 1919 Pre-1919
Number of officers in receipt of retired pay:
(i) Total 4,127 5,205 11,301 6,589 16,558 4,332 4,911 12
(ii) Number over 60 29 183 1,418 2,728 9,527 4,213 4,191 12
(iii) Number over 70 2 12 134 2,300 2,952 2,864 12

Training Establishment

  • Royal Marine Training Centre, Ghajn Tuffieha, Malta.

Minor Establishments

  • Royal Naval Victualling Depot, Okehampton.
  • Royal Naval Stores Depot, Hebburn-on-Tyne.
  • Royal Naval Sub-Cash Office, Woolwich.
  • Royal Naval Weapon Equipment Depot, Openshavk.
  • Royal Navel Boom Defence Depot, Gosport.
  • Royal Naval Dockyard Storage, Devil's Point, Devonport.
  • Royal Naval Victualling Cold Stores, Pawla Hill, Mata.
  • Royal Naval Stores Oil Fuel Depot, Malta
  • Royal Naval Victualling Flour Mill, Vittoriosa Malta.
  • Royal Naval Victualling Abbatiou, Marsa, Malta.
  • Rifle Range, Ricasoli, Malta.
  • Royal Naval Armament Supply Depot, Ta Saliba, Malta.
  • Royal Naval Armament Depot, Broughton Moor (used now only for logistic storage for the Federal Republic of Germany).