HC Deb 28 June 1994 vol 245 c494W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what comparison he has made of the cost of basing search and rescue at RAF Brawdy and RAF Chivenor following the decision to mothball Chivenor and base 14 Signals Regiment at Brawdy.

Mr. Hanley

All factors, particularly the operational case but also the financial arguments, were taken into account in reaching our decision to transfer the SAR flight from RAF Brawdy to RAF Chivenor. I have no plans to conduct any further financial appraisal of this matter following my recent decision to base 14 Signals Regiment at Brawdy; my Department is currently considering alternative defence uses for RAF Chivenor.