§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the current responsibilities of the defence planning and emergencies division within his Department; how many full and part-time staff are employed; and what was the annual budget for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe current responsibilities of the defence planning and emergencies division are to develop and maintain plans for the use of surface transport, including shipping, in crisis and war; to maintain departmental civil emergency plans and emergency facilities within the Department of Transport; and to manage Government-owned wrecks and their cargoes. Thirty-four full-time staff are employed, one of whom is seconded to another Department.
The annual budget for the division over the past five years is as follows:
£000s 1985–86 3,579 1986–87 3,432 1987–88 2,071 1988–89 2,795 1989–90 2,468