§ Mr. MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (1) if the present number of civilian staff will continue to be employed at the Army vehicle depot at Ashchurch, through to April 1998; [21172]
(2) how many vehicles are currently at the Army vehicle depot at Ashchurch. [21170]
§ Mr. SoamesThis is a matter for the chief executive of the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Foxton to Mr. Paul Murphy, dated 20 March 1997:
I am replying to the recent questions you tabled to the Secretary of State for Defence as this falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency (ABSDA). You asked if the present number of civilian staff will continue to be employed at the Army Vehicle Depot at Ashchurch, through to April 1998. You also asked how many vehicles are currently at the Depot.At present 217 people are employed at the Base Vehicle Depot (BVD) Ashchurch. There will be retirements (both forecasted and unforecasted) and there may be small scale efficiency measures which reduce this figure somewhat but, according to the information I have to hand, the Ashchurch staffing level should remain at about its current level until April 1998.Lastly, at 18 March 97. there are 6974 vehicles stored in BVD Ashchurch. I trust this has answered your questions satisfactorily.