§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) of 20 December 1994,Official Report, column 1197, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Disposal Sales Agency towards the meeting of its targets. [15810]
§ Mr. FreemanThe Disposal Sales Agency is progressing well in meeting its targets. The agency's achievements will be published in its 1994–95 annual report, a copy of which will be placed in the Library of the House in due course.
§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the publications produced by his Department or the Disposal Sales Agency to assist in the sale of surplus equipment; and if he will place a copy of these in the Library. [15785]
§ Mr. FreemanBrochures for specific items, usually describing a particular ship, produced by the Disposal Sales Agency are classified and cannot, therefore, be placed in the Library. General brochures, which publicise the availability of various commodities coming up for sale in the near future, are unclassified; I will be arranging for copies of these to be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the number and location of staff serving the Disposal Sales Agency; if he will give the staff budget for the current financial year; and if he will express the staff costs as a percentage of the operating costs. [15807]
§ Mr. FreemanAt the end of financial year 1994–95, the number of staff serving in the Disposal Sales Agency will be 65 in the UK and 30 in Germany. The sales function in Germany has recently been contractorised, and staff numbers will reduce to 12 by 30 September 1995.
The staff budget for the current financial year is £2.94 million; staff costs amount to 50 per cent. of the operating costs.
§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what were(a) the costs expended and (b) the receipts accrued by the Disposal Sales Agency from the start of the 1994 financial year to the last month for which figures are available. [15783]
§ Mr. FreemanThe answers are
Costs expended 1 April 1994 to 28 March 1995: £3.3 millionReceipts accrued 1 April 1998 to 28 February 1995: £63.5 million