§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Defence what financial arrangements apply when his Department's sportsfields or other sporting facilities are hired or let to civilian organisations; how much money is raised thereby; and how it is spent.
§ Mr. WigginThe charges made to civilian organisations for the use of Ministry of Defence sports facilities are based on the charges made by local authorities for the use of similar facilities and, where necessary, on any identifiable additional expenditure incurred by the Ministry, such as heating, lighting, insurance and wages, as a result of the event. The money raised is credited to defence votes with other miscellaneous receipts. It would involve disproportionate effort to identify the amounts involved.