HC Deb 24 October 1994 vol 248 cc494-5W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department expects to spend in total on refurbishing the army apprentices college, Chepstow; and if he will publish a breakdown of that expenditure.

Mr. Soames

The estimated total cost of converting Beachley camp, Chepstow from an apprentices college to an infantry battalion barracks is £15,300,000. These costs are broken down as follows:

£
Conversion of barracks 9,300,000
Provision of additional quarters 5,000,000
Design and management 1,000,000
All of these figures are inclusive of VAT.