§ Ms Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the value for money achieved by the sale of HMS Andromeda.
§ Mr. FreemanHMS Andromeda has not yet been sold. Once the decision has been taken to dispose of a ship, the sale price we would aim to achieve would not be below the value of recoverable and re-usable on-board stores and equipment plus the scrap value of the remainder of the ship.
§ Ms Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the efficiency with which HMS Andromeda was refitted.
§ Mr. FreemanThe refit was carried out under the normal price negotiation, contract oversight and post-costing mechanisms for commercial refitting. These were reviewed following completion of the refit and were found to be well within accepted limits for commercial refitting.