§ Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many pieces of equipment have been outstanding for repair by the Army Base Repair Organisation's workshop at Sennybridge, as at 9 October, for (a) between one and seven days; (b) between seven days and two weeks; (c) between two weeks and one month; (d) between one month and two months; and (e) between two and six months. [HL4284]
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)Work brought by military units for repair at the ABRO workshop at Sennybridge is managed in accordance with a priority system set by Land Command that affords an agreed Urgency of Need to the job to be done. The degree of urgency determines the maximum length of time in which ABRO must turn round the equipment for repair. Typically, equipment must be turned round in the region of 20 to 30 days. As at 9 October 2000 there was no equipment in the repair process at Sennybridge that had exceeded the agreed turn-round time. The ABRO output Key Target in financial year 1999–2000, for the service provided to Land Command and to which the Sennybridge workshop contributes, is "to complete 95 per cent of District Load tasks within the priorities agreed with the customer." During that year Sennybridge achieved 98.9 per cent of tasks within the agreed turn-round times; a performance verified by internal audit. In the year to date achievement is running at 99.8 per cent.