§ Mr. Ian BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list and give the cost of the major capital projects undertaken in Portland and Weymouth over the past 10 years, with, where appropriate, the payback period for these projects as calculated when these projects were approved by the Treasury.
§ Mr. HanleyIn the past 10 years there have been 19 capital works projects—over 300,000 in value—in the Portland and Weymouth area, at a total cost of £44.5 million. Only one project, the building of the new wardroom and senior rates' mess at HMS Osprey, which cost £30 million, required Treasury approval. Details of the payback period are not available because the Property Services Agency—PSA—was responsible for the submission to Treasury in 1985–86 and the records are not available.
The projects were as follows:
Capital projects in Portland/Weymouth £000 DRA 1992 DRA Southwell telephone exchange 535 1994 DRA Bincleaves refurbishment 620 HMNB 1985 RM building improvements 677 1985 Shore to ship services 974 1986 Rotherham Road Construction 940 1986 New build for QHM 927 1986 Portland Bill transmitter upgrade 570 1986 Verne reservoir and pump house 1,000 1988 FOST building extension 1,500 1992 Connections to local authority sewer 484 1992 Breakwater maintenance 690 HMS Osprey 1988 Osprey Wardroom/Senior Rates' mess 30,006 1990 Storage 1,604 1991 Secondary surveillance radar 336 1990 Permanent DWO 1,186 1989 Car parking 510 1990 Security enhancements 312 1994 Hillside stability monitoring 412 1994 Hardy site remedial works 1,175