§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 11 January,Official Report, columns 630–31, if he will set out the total sum allocated in Supply Estimates in 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, and to be allocated in 1993–94 to the air charter budget, and the arrangements for its central management.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe total sums allocated to air charter in supply estimates were as follows:
£ Million 1990–91 13.415 1991–92 13.212 1992–93 16.096 The figure for 1993–94 has yet to be agreed. Operations and finance for air charter are centrally managed by a group captain, the deputy director of movements (RAF), based in London. Contracts are placed competitively by contracts staff based in Glasgow.