§ Mr. Bill MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give details of the delays to work on underground accommodation which resulted in an underspend on his Department's civil defence budget for 1989–90; when he expects the work to be completed; what is his current estimate of expected total overall expenditure on this work; and what is the purpose of the accommodation and the nature of the work to be carried out on it.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe funds granted were for building works and other services in existing underground accommodation which would be used, in crisis and war, by personnel concerned with supply and transport. The work was delayed pending a review of the use of the accommodation. A revised scheme is expected to be completed by 31 March 1991 at a total cost of £625,000.