§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment why it was decided to move the stockpile of first-aid equipment from Hookwood, where it is now to be sited; what his Department intends to do with the Hookwood site; and how many redundancies will occur in Hookwood.
§ Sir George YoungThe move of the stockpile from Hookwood to Bristol and Milton, Oxfordshire, which has been agreed by DHSS, is part of PSA supplies plan to rationalise its stores estate and cut costs.
If there is no further Government use for the site, it will be sold. The three permanent staff at Hookwood have been offered other employment within PSA.