§ Ms Rachel SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the £400,000 property management costs mentioned in the C31 consultation document of the defence costs study.
§ Mr. SoamesThe property management costs of option A referred to in the consultation document are estimated to be £534,000 per annum in the longer term. Some £400,000 of this relates to the costs associated with the workforce that is contracted to undertake planned and routine maintenance tasks at Pitreavie. In addition, the estimate includes an amount—approximately £100,000—for average annual expenditure on unplanned maintenance tasks at Pitreavie which is derived from historical data. The remainder represents property management expenditure at Faslane.