§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what parts of the refit programme for HMS Otter and HMS Euryalus which were originally to be carried out by the contractor have been subsequently carried out by naval personnel.
§ Mr. Norman LamontNo part of the refit of HMS Otter, originally to be carried out by the contractor, has subsequently been carried out by naval personnel. Only two small items of the refit programme for HMS Euryalus forming part of the original contract—repacking a valve and cleaning a gauge glass—have been carried out by naval personnel. Appropriate adjustments will be made for payments for this work.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was the original cost of the refit contract to HMS Euryalus;
(2) what was the original cost of the refit contract to HMS Otter;
(3) what is the latest estimated cost of the refit contracts for HMS Otter and HMS Euryalus.
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Local authority district 1983–84 1984–85 Entrants* Completions† Entrants* Completions† Mode A Mode B Mode A Mode B Mode A Mode B Mode A Mode B Basingstoke 757 278 — 42 682 168 341 47 East Hampshire 207 42 — 8 247 38 104 11 Eastleigh 288 52 1 7 363 28 179 15 Fareham 405 131 — 27 528 90 219 27 Gosport 278 62 — — 265 53 145 36 Hart 510 122 — — 521 — 183 56 Havant 486 94 — 16 519 86 254 30 New Forest 354 123 4 22 323 96 173 34 Portsmouth 1,111 645 9 153 1,275 422 531 170 Rushmoor 21 130 — 26 15 72 9 23 Southampton 1,422 397 4 43 1,750 279 592 92 Test Valley 288 36 — 6 298 9 145 13 Winchester 419 204 1 28 347 121 217 38 Hampshire Total 6,546 2,316 19 378 7,133 1,462 3,092 592 * The entrants figures include a number of young people who have joined more than one youth training scheme. † The figures quoted for completions exclude young peole who left schemes before completing their full entitlement to training.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThis information is commercially confidential.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what were the original dates for the completion of the refit contracts for HMS Otter and HMS Euryalus; and what are now the expected completion dates.
§ Mr. Norman LamontHMS Euryalus is shortly to complete her refit, which will have taken 48 weeks. This is seven weeks more than the original planned time, but includes four weeks addition for further work added after planning. Work on HMS Otter started in December 1984 with a planned duration of about two years. This remains the case.