HC Deb 27 April 1995 vol 258 cc688-9W
Mr. Butler

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the key targets set for the chief executive of the Army Base Repair Organisation agency for the financial year 1995–96. [21903]

Mr. Soames

The chief executive of the Army Base Repair Organisation agency has been set the following key targets for 1995–96.

  1. 1. To deliver a responsive repair service to match the needs of the customer in peace and for operations to the agreed timeliness, quantity and quality criteria and within the allocated resources.
  2. 2. To operate an automated full cost, accruals accounting system by 31 March 1996.
  3. 3. To develop a comprehensive output based system to measure customer satisfaction.
  4. 4. To reduce by 4 per cent. the 1995–96 ratio of labour costs to hours of production by 31 March 1996.
  5. 5. To complete the transfer of light armoured fighting vehicle repair activities from ABRO Old Dalby to ABRO Bovington by 31 March 1996.
  6. 6. To invite tenders for the Land Command Support Market Test by 31 December 1995.

Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate of the unused floor space within the ABRO facilities at Bovington; and what plans he has to increase the work load for ABRO or to utilise the floorspace in another way. [21260]

Mr. Freeman

The extent of unused floor space at ABRO Bovington, which varies from period to period because of the fluctuating nature of the business, is not readily available. Spare workshop capacity exists throughout the Army Base Repair Organisation and plans to rationalise workshop capacity, through the closure of the ABRO Old Dalby workshop and the transfer of its work either to other ABRO or MOD facilities or to industry, are being implemented.

Preparations are under way for the transfer of a major armoured vehicle repair programme from Old Dalby to Bovington. In addition, a newly identified heavy "B" vehicle repair programme is about to be placed with the workshop, starting in the next few weeks.

Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel are currently employed by his Department in the ABRO, Bovington and Lulworth facilities, breaking the figures down to indicate the type of personnel and whether the people live(a) on and (b) off the base. [21285]

Mr. Freeman

There are currently 422 personnel employed at ABRO Bovington; of these, 29 are based at the Lulworth detachment and hence 393 are located at Bovington. None of the staff lives on the base itself. I will send the hon. Member a detailed breakdown and will arrange for a copy of this to be placed in the Library of the House.

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