Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total maintenance backlog of(a) unavoidable and essential repairs and (b) urgent repairs on the defence estate as of 1 April 1991.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe total maintenance backlog on the defence estate at 1 April 1991 is estimated to be:
£ million (a) Unavoidable and essential 494 (b) Urgent 150 Total 644