HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 c391W
Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money he has planned to spend in transferring facilities from Portland naval base into Portland naval air station; how much has already been spent; and what plans he has to reduce this spending consequential on the announcement of his intention to close the air station by 1999.

Mr. Hanley

The original estimate of the cost of transferring facilities to Portland naval station following the decision to close Portland naval base was £3,900,000, of which £83,000 has been spent to date. The current estimate of total costs has been revised to £2,900,000 to reflect the planned closure of the naval air station.