§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the investment over the last five years in the vehicle depots at Ashchurch and Ludgershall. [3314]
§ Mr. Soames[pursuant to his reply, 24 June 1996, c. 37]: I understand that there was an error in the answer sent by the chief executive for the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write again with the correct information.
Letter from Kevin Goad to Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, dated 4 July 1996:
529WI very much regret that the information I gave recently in my reply of 24 June 96 to your question concerning the investment in the vehicle depots at Ashchurch and Ludgershall (PQ Ref: 1597H) was, in part, incorrectIt has come to my notice that there has been a basic calculation error involving the transcription of two columns of figures. This error concerns the figures shown against vehicle depot Ludgershall.In my reply the figures shown for Ashchurch were correct, but the cost given for Ludgershall was in fact the cumulative total for both sites.The corrected figures for Ludgershall are:-Financial year
- 1991–92: £253,766
- 1992–93: £432,556
- 1993–94: £709,624
- 1994–95: £336,040
- 1995–96: £389,833
I hope this regrettable error has not caused too much inconvenience. I can only ask you, again, to please accept my sincere apologies.