HC Deb 29 January 1980 vol 977 cc570-1W
Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the £7,000,000 spent on the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers properties at Bordon.

Mr. Hayhoe

Havannah barracks, Bordon, caccommodates the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, 9 Field Workshop REME and the permanent staff of the Central Volunteer HQ REME: an overall total—including student population—of 100 officers, 452 wos/sgts and 1,395 junior ranks. All living accommodation was well below standard and overcrowded—the need for its modernisation was accepted in 1964 when the project was initially approved for planning but financial restrictions led to delay of the project. Work on the site started in December 1976 and ex-

£K
New Barrack Accommodation 1,490
Refurbish Existing Blocks 250
Modernise and Extend Junior Ranks Mess 690
Modernise and Extend Social Club 590
Modernise and Extend Warrant Officers/Sergeants Mess 440
New Officers Accommodation (Living accommodation and public rooms) 1,130
Refurbish and extend Physical and Recreational Training Centre and Sports Facilities 450
New Guard House, Armoury and Offices 250
New and Refurbished Stores 75
New Boiler House 250
Externals 625
6,240
Contingencies 500
PSA Supplied Fixtures and Fittings 460
7,200

Work should be completed next year, when the final cost is expected to be in the region of £10,550,000.

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