HC Deb 16 March 1994 vol 239 c753W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to what use his Department has, or plans to, put the £1,000,000 allocated by the European regional development fund grant listed in table 1 on cash plans of his Department for 1993–94, in his departmental annual report and expenditure plans, 1994–95 to 1996–97, Cm. 2501.

Mr. Hanley

The EC grant listed at table 1—Cash Plans—of Cm. 2501 reflects the payment during 1993–94 of the sum of £1,375,000 to the Royal British Legion as a contribution towards the design and construction of their joint services training and resettlement centre at Tidworth. The purpose of this grant is to provide job-related training for ex-service personnel and the wives and dependants of service personnel based in the Tidworth area, and for civilians in the local community.