§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the calculations which Jed him to conclude that the transfer of H.M.S. "Daedalus" to Arbroath would result in a saving of £200,000 per annum.
§ Dr. David OwenThe present total annual running costs of the Air Electrical and Air Engineering Schools at Lee-on-Solent and Arbroath are £2.3 million. Lee-on-Solent also contains Flag Officer Naval Air Command's Headquarters and 233W a number of Miscellaneous Units. These facilities cost £0.9 million per annum and could not be moved to Arbroath. When fixed wing flying phases out it would cost £1.2 million per annum to keep Arbroath open to run the combined Air Electrical and Air Engineering Schools. This cost combined with the cost of the Headquarters and Miscellaneous Units at Lee-on-Solent gives a total annual cost of £2T million. The saving to Defence Votes of this arrangement over the present annual cost would thus be £200,000 per annum.