HC Deb 18 April 1995 vol 258 cc127-8W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated present value of HMS Kent, HMS Jupiter and HMS Hermione; and what amounts have been spent on(a) maintenance and (b) refits of each ship in the last 10 years. [18849]

Mr. Soames

While my Department is attempting to sell these vessels any estimate of their value remains commercially confidential. Approximate known costs of major maintenance and refits carried out over the last 10 years are set out. Details of routine and operational maintenance and the costs of refit and maintenance work carried out before the royal dockyards passed into commercial management in April 1987 are no longer available.

Vessel Major maintenance Refits
HMS Kent £240,000 None in the period
HMS Jupiter £13,000,000 £8,000,000
HMS Hermione 1£4,000,000 £8,000,000

Note:

1 Excludes cost of a maintenance period undertaken in 1985 which is not available.