HC Deb 22 January 1993 vol 217 c462W
Mr. Home Robertson

To 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 Hamilton

The 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.