§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many flying days have been lost due to bad weather, at each RAF base in Support Command since 1979.
§ Mr. HanleyI will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money has been spent on maintenance by each base in Support Command since 1979.
§ Mr. HanleyInformation is available only from financial year 1990–91. The information shown is for property maintenance work costing less than £300,000 which comes under the unit's own budget. Projects costing more than £300,000 are controled centrally and cannot be accredited to the individual unit or establishment without disproportionate cost.
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£ million Station 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Total Amport House 0.184 0.295 0.199 0.678 Biggin Hill 0.618 0.716 0.448 1.782 Boscombe Down 0.636 0.821 0.632 2.089 Brampton 2.061 2.408 2.451 6.920 Central Medical Establishment, Kelvin 0.910 0.109 0.830 0.283 Ely 0.779 0.828 0.296 1.903 Farnborough 0.253 0.762 0.249 1.264 Harrogate 0.306 0.164 0.291 0.761 Headley Court 0.711 0.802 0.647 2.160 Inspectorate of Recruitment, Cranwell 0.208 0.265 0.229 0.702 Innsworth 2.034 1.873 1.402 5.309 London Dental Centre, Uxbridge 0.500 0.160 0.900 0.300
Station 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Total Rudloe Manor 1.219 1.752 2.305 5.276 Stanbridge 0.545 1.075 0.803 2.423 Swanton Morley 1.049 1.433 0.000 2.482 Uxbridge 2.974 2.697 2.813 8.304 Wroughton 1.460 1.399 1.873 4.732 Abingdon 1.830 1.660 0.683 4.173 Bampton Castle 0.000 0.000 0.200 0.200 Cardington 0.286 0.423 0.514 1.223 Carlisle 1.155 2.543 4.200 7.898 Chilmark 0.784 1.232 0.687 2.704 Digby 0.482 0.932 0.780 2.195 Henlow 1.340 1.523 2.517 5.380 Kemble 0.290 0.327 0.387 0.743 North Luffenham 1.021 1.730 1.253 4.005 Oakhangar 0.140 0.442 1.113 1.569 Quedgeley 0.918 1.214 1.122 3.254 Sealand 1.244 2.146 2.124 5.514 Stafford 1.579 3.117 3.284 7.980 St. Athan 5.605 7.700 7.453 20.758 Rudloe Manor 0.000 0.000 0.300 0.300 Swanton Morley 0.000 0.000 0.778 0.778 Special Signals Unit, Woolwich 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.125 Chivenor 1.300 1.800 3.431 6.531 Church Fenton 0.864 0.854 0.347 2.065 Cosford 4.182 4.052 3.648 11.882 Cranwell 2.497 3.139 3.247 8.883 Finningley 3.069 2.695 2.368 8.132 Halton 2.862 3.806 4.263 10.931 Hereford 1.316 1.610 1.083 4.009 Linton 1.175 1.509 1.844 4.528 Locking 1.683 2.271 2.699 6.653 Newton 1.322 1.375 1.584 4.281
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the area of land, in acres, of each RAF station in Support Command; what are the number and length of runways at each station; and what type of aircraft each station has.
§ Mr. HanleyThe following information shows only those airfields supporting training aircraft; RLG denotes relief landing ground.
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Unit Runway Length (ft) Aircraft Type Area (acres) RAF Chivenor 6,000 Hawk 508 4,400 RAF Cranwell 6,800 Tucano 1,823 4,800 RAF Barkston Heath 6,000 RLG 553 4,200 Tucano RAF Linton-on-Ouse 6,000 Tucano 718 4,400 RAF Elvington 10,000 Disused 405 RAF Church Fenton 5,800 RLG 445 5,500 Tucano RAF Topcliffe 6,000 Light 197 4,100 aircraft RAF Dishforth 6,100 RLG 477 4,500 Light aircraft RAF St. Athan 6,000 Various 992 RAF Scampton 9,000 Tucano/Bulldog 898
Unit Runway Length (ft) Aircraft Type Area (acres) RAF Binbrook 7,500 Disused 570 4,200 4,200 RAF Shawbury 6,000 Helicopters 748 4,500 RAF Ternhill 3,100 Helicopters 279 3,200 RAF Swinderby 6,000 Chipmunk 629 4,100 RAF Valley 7,500 Hawk 797 5,400 4,200 RAF Mona 5,500 RLG Hawk 170
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the number of service personnel and civilian personnel at each RAF base in Support Command; and what is the total pay bill incurred in respect of each base per annum.
§ Mr. HanleyAs at 7 July the information is as follows:
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RAF station Civilian establishment Service establishment Civilian/Service pay costs1992–93 (£ million) 2 Signals Unit, Bampton Castle 4 64 1.444 9 Signals Unit, Boddington 7 99 1.878 Boscombe Down 15 19 1.206 Bracknell 103 178 5.377 Brampton 690 980 31.710 217 Maintenance Unit, Cardington 113 6 1.441 14 Maintenance Unit, Carlisle 892 13 12.310 Chaplains School Amport House 32 — 0.280 11 Maintenance Unit, Chilmark 232 13 3.422 Chivenor 119 794 14.607 Cosford 309 512 14.969 Cranwell 458 1,248 34.557 Digby 54 72 1.982 Finningley 149 557 15.671 Halton 358 978 24.899 Harrogate 24 36 0.847 Headley Court 61 116 3.119 Henlow1 841 928 28.664 Hereford 141 299 7.123 Innsworth 88 172 3.577 Linton-on-Ouse 165 363 9.511 Locking 235 527 13.415 Newton 384 562 12.953 North Luffenham 140 652 13.331 1001 Signals Unit, Oakhangar 31 368 6.567 7 Maintenance Unit, Quedgeley 145 8 4.879 Rudloe Manor2 226 717 12.071 St. Athan 1,208 2,639 65.484 Scampton 93 438 15.758 30 Maintenance Unit, Sealand 1,283 469 29.382 Shawbury 131 341 8.398 16 Maintenance Unit, Stafford 763 664 20.878
RAF station Civilian establishment Service establishment Civilian/Service pay costs 1992–93 (£ million) Stanbridge 176 217 11.683 Swanton Morley 347 863 16.419 Swinderby 33 202 4.664 Uxbridge 135 451 13.368 Valley 211 805 15.638 Wittering 5 257 4.360 PA Hospital Wroughton 130 438 9.852 London—various locations 52 79 2.536 1 Including detachment at Wyton. 2 Including detachments.
§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service families, and how many service houses, are on station for each RAF base in Support Command.
§ Mr. HanleyAs at 7 July the information requested is as follows:
Total married quarters Total occupied Flying training units Chivenor 325 321 Cranwell 451 403 Finningley 375 285 Linton-on-Ouse 162 127 Shawbury 160 126 Valley 374 356 Other units Amport House 3 2 Bedford Rae 7 4 Boscombe Down 135 133 Bracknell 138 103 Brampton 404 349 Carlisle 14 14 Chilmark 5 4 Cosford 339 305 Digby 230 127 Henlow 401 381 Hereford 165 146 Innsworth 355 332 Halton 550 530 Harrogate 114 111 Headley Court 63 63 Locking 325 304 North Luffenham 269 249 Oakhangar 92 91 Quedgeley 9 8 Rudloe Manor 217 207 St. Athan 829 812 Scampton 427 294 Sealand 276 189 Stafford 286 254 Stanbridge 128 119 Swanton Morley 224 208 Swinderby 155 47 Uxbridge 833 736 Wroughton 131 130