§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time military personnel are based at the Copthorne Barracks, Shrewsbury. [50549]
§ Dr. ReidThere are 104 full-time military personnel and 15 non-regular permanent staff currently based at Copthorne Barracks. There are in addition some 234 Territorial Army personnel based at the barracks.
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of the Copthorne Barracks in Shrewsbury in each of the last three years. [50550]
§ Dr. ReidThe costs of Copthorne Barracks, including pay and related costs of units based there, were some £13.5 million in 1997–98. Comparable figures for the previous two years are not available but are estimated to have been of a similar order.