§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has any plans to upgrade the present accommodation for Royal Air Force personnel at RAF Stornoway: and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanThere is no specific date for the modernisation of the RAF married quarters at Stornoway, although it is hoped to tackle this in the early 1990s as part of the rolling programme for MQ modernisation.
§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department still plans to have new married quarters built at the Stornoway North Atlantic Treaty Organisation base; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanThere are no current plans for any additional married quarters at RAF Stornoway, as the existing houses are expected to be able to cope with the planned manning levels.
§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence if there has been any change in the overall cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation development of Stornoway airport, as a result of phases 2 and 3 being telescoped; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanI can advise the right hon. Member that the planned scope of the RAF Stornoway project remains unaltered and the estimated cost is still within the £40 million which my hon. Friend the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Lee), the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, quoted on 21 June 1985 at column243.