HC Deb 25 January 1985 vol 71 cc543-4W
Mr. Denzil Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated total cost of the refurbishment and so on which will be required at Bicester, Bovington, Donnington and Old Dalby in consequence of the closure of the REME workshops at Chilwell and Newark.

Temperature record, Carnwath, Lanarkshire
Absolute maximum

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Highest daily mean

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Monthly mean

(°C)

Lowest daily mean

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Absolute mimimum

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1980
January 7.8 4.3 -0.1 -7.1 -13.5
February 10.0 7.4 3.2 -4.4 -9.2
March 9.8 5.1 2.1 -2.8 -8.4
October 13.1 10.8 6.2 0.3 -6.2
November 12.0 9.9 4.1 -2.3 -8.2
December 10.6 8.4 3.4 -2.3 -8.0
1981
January 9.5 7.8 2.5 -3.3 -9.2
February 10.1 7.4 1.5 -2.6 -9.1
March 13.4 10.1 4.9 -1.6 -7.6
October 11.7 10.8 4.4 -0.9 -7.8
November 12.2 8.7 5.1 0.7 -4.0

Mr. Lee

It is not possible to separate the consequences of the closure of Chilwell and Newark in cost terms from refurbishment and other costs arising from the totality of REME static workshop review proposals. The estimated capital investment needed in the workshops mentioned in order to satisfy the requirements proposed for the reorganisation of the static workshops are:

£
Bicester 805,000
Bovington 885,000
Donnington 130,000
Old Dalby 600,000

However, there are capital savings associated with the closures; these amount to £4 million. to which should be added the realisable value of the Chilwell and Newark sites, assessed together at £1.5 million.

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