RAF Scampton (Hansard, 28 November 1994)

§ Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost of disabling the fibre optic communications system at RAF Scampton and of providing a new junction point elsewhere.

§ Mr. Soames
The cost of disabling the fibre optic communications system is not expected to exceed £50,000. The equipment at RAF Scampton is not a junction point and will not therefore need to be relocated.

§ Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost of providing safe access from the married quarters at RAF Scampton on to the A15.

§ Mr. Soames
If it is decided to close RAF Scampton, the existing married quarters will be used to meet the shortfall at RAF Waddington. An estimate of the cost of providing safe access from the married quarters on to the A15 will not be available until more detailed work is carried out on this related, but separate, project.

§ Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of the renovation of the small arms range at RAF Scampton; and what will be the cost of its decommissioning.

§ Mr. Soames
Approximately £3,000 was recently spent on minor refurbishment of the small arms range. The decommissioning of the range will consist of the 543W de-leading and removal of sand which is carried out as a routine maintenance task every 18 months at a cost of £3,500.

§ Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what sums were spent at RAF Scampton in order to accommodate the Red Arrows in 1984; and under what heading that expenditure was made.

§ Mr. Soames
Details of this expenditure are no longer available.

§ Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost of relocating the Central Flying School from RAF Scampton to other bases.

§ Mr. Soames
The total estimated cost is £3,000,000.

§ Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost of keeping the married quarters open at RAF Scampton, but segregated from the main technical site; and under what headings this expenditure will be itemised.

§ Mr. Soames
If it is decided to close RAF Scampton, the existing married quarters will be used to meet the shortfall at RAF Waddington. It will not be possible to provide an estimate of the costs requested until more detailed work is carried out on this related, but separate, project. The main cost headings are likely to be access, internal roads, perimeter fencing and provision of facilities.

§ Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost of recommissioning RAF Church Fenton and other associated works to prepare for the possible move there from RAF Scampton of the Short Brothers units; and if he will itemise that expenditure.

§ Mr. Soames
Only minor works services would be required at RAF Church Fenton at an estimated cost of £20,000.

§ Mr. Leigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the cost of providing replacement receipt and dispatch facilities for the operation of the priority flight delivery service at another RAF base if the facilities at RAF Scampton are closed.

§ Mr. Soames
It is anticipated that the priority freight delivery service task would be subsumed within the existing infrastructure of other RAF bases. Relocation costs have been identified and should not exceed £10,000.