§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the projected cost of new sewerage works at RAF Chivenor.
§ Mr. SoamesThere are no plans for any new sewerage works at RAF Chivenor other than routine maintenance. If it is not possible to find an alternative defence use for the main site at RAF Chivenor following the departure of the RAF, some work would be necessary to link the SAR flight to the local council's main drainage system. The estimated cost of this work is approximately £100,000.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to moving the Sea King search-and-rescue flight currently stationed at RAF Chivenor to St. Mawgan.
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§ Mr. SoamesAs part of my Department's review of its requirement for military SAR, a number of possible basing options were considered. For the south Wales and west country area, it was concluded that optimum SAR cover could be provided from RAF Chivenor, and the Brawdy flight was subsequently transferred there on 1 July 1994.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent and how much it plans to spend on building works to enable the Sea King flight to operate at RAF Chivenor.
§ Mr. SoamesSome £47,100 has so far been spent and a further £51,100 is planned to be spent on building works at RAF Chivenor to enable the Sea King flight to operate there.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate of the costs of supporting and RAF Sea King flight at RAF Chivenor in(a) 1994–95 (b) 1995–96 and (c) 1996–97.
§ Mr. SoamesThe information requested is as follows:
£ 1994–95 nil 1995–96 573,000 1996–97 1,030,000 These figures represent the station infrastructure and operating costs. They do not include the costs of operating the SAR flight.