HC Deb 24 January 1984 vol 52 c464W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the duration of construction work on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation base at Stornoway.

Mr. Stanley

Work on the runway improvement project commenced in April 1983 and is scheduled for completion by December 1984. Other construction work and its timing will be dependent on the availability of funding.

Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed on construction work at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation base at Stornoway; and how many of the total were recruited in the Western Isles.

Mr. Stanley

The major contractor's work force is 88 strong, 62 of whom were recruited from the Western Isles. The Property Services Agency has also recruited three people locally.