HC Deb 24 June 1996 vol 280 cc34-7W
Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what grades of civilian staff are employed at the vehicle depots at Ashchurch and Ludgershall. [333115]

Mr. Soames

This is a matter for the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency under its framework document. I have asked the chief executive to write to ray hon. Friend.

Letter from Kevin Goad to Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, dated 24 June 1996: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding how many and what grades of civilian staff are employed at the vehicle depots at Ashchurch and Ludgershall as this falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency. The figures, as at 17 June 1996, are as follows:

Ashchurch Ludgershall
58 non-industrial staff 24 non-industrial staff
147 industrial staff 56 industrial stiff

The annex to this letter details the grades of the staff concerned.

I hope this fully answers your questions.

Continued strength BVDL/GL VDW as at 17 June 1996 Industrial
Grade Total
Craft aux 3
Driver 5
Fitters 2
General hand (kennels) 1

Continued strength BVDL/GL VDW as at 17 June 1996 Industrial
Grade Total
FLTO 1
Spray painter 1
S/Storekeeper 6
Storekeeper 6
Labourer C/H 1
Labourers 7
SA1 2
L/H loco driver 1
Loco driver 1
Brakeman 2
LCH Sen Gen 3
Sen Gen 8
Gen 3
Gen hand 3
Total 56

Continued strength BVDL/GL VDW as at 17 June 1996 non industrial
Grade Total
HPTO 1
PTO 1
EO 1
AO 6
AA 3
TYPIST 2
AO (ADP) 1
P and GS 'C' 1
P and GS 'D' 2
P and GS 'E' 2
SOG 'C' 3
SOG 'D' 1
EGN 'F' 1
Total 25

MMGS

2 X CSO IV

20 X CSO V

BVDA civilian manpower—non industrial
MPC Strength
Grade 1995–96 Male Female Total
HEO — — 0 0
EO 3 2 0 2
RO2 1 1 0 1
SOG C 1 0 0 0
SOG D 4 3 0 3
P and GS C 0 1 0 1
P and GS D 3 2 0 2
P and GS E 1 0 0 0
SPTO 1 1 0 1
HPTO 2 2 0 2
PTO 6 8 0 8
Typist 3 0 3 3
AO (IT) 2 1 1 2
AO) 25 5 17 22
AA 1 0 — 0
AA (IT) 9 3 6 9
RGN(F) 1 0 5 5
Nurse D 1 0 1 1
Totals 64.00 29.00 28.50 57.50

BVDA Civilian Manpower—Industrial
MPC Strength
Grade 1995–96 Male Female Total
Head cook 1 1 0 1
Cook 3 1 2 3
CH STW I 1 0 1 1
CH STW II 1 0 1 1
STW I 1 0 1 1
STW II 2.5 0 2.5 2.5
Mess hand 4.5 0 4.5 4.5
Fitter MT 1 0 0 0
CH driver 1 1 0 1
LH driver 3 3 0 3
Driver 18 16 0 16
FLTO 2 2 0 2
Crane OP 1 1 0 1
LM Pt
sprayer 1 1 0 1
Paint sprayer 2 2 0 2
Snr Stkpr 7 6 0 6
STKPR 16.5 15.5 2 17.5
Craft Aux 5 10 0 10
SA I 9 9 0 9
Messenger 1 0 0 0
LH Gen Hand 1 1 0 1
Gen Hand 8 4 0 4
LCH Sen
Craftsman 3 3 0 3
CH Sen
Craftsman 2 3 0 3
Total — — — 93.5

BVDA civilian manpower—industrial
MPC Strength
Grade 1995–96 Male Female Total
Progressor 2 2 0 2
LH Sen craftsman 2 1 0 1
Sen craftsman 15 15 0 15
CH craftsman 1 — 0 0
LH craftsman 0 1 0 1
Craftsman basic 26 24 0 24
Apprentices 12 10 0 10
Total — — — 53

Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the terms of reference and time scale of the review of the investment appraisals for the Army's base vehicle depots at Ludgershall and Ashchurch.[33328]

Mr. Soames

This is a matter for the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency under its framework document. I have asked the chief executive to write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Kevin Goad to Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, dated 24 June 1996: I am replying to your Question to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the terms of reference and timescale of the review of the investment appraisals for the Army's base vehicle depots at Ludgershall and Ashchurch as this falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency. The exercise being undertaken is a revalidation of the original Investment Appraisal which decided to concentrate all vehicles at Ashchurch and is re-examining all the aspects of this case to make sure it represents the best value for money to the taxpayer. The outcome of this work should be known by the end of July. I hope this fully answers your question.

Mr. Clifton-Brown

To 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. [33314]

Mr. Soames

This is a matter for the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency under its framework document. I have asked the chief executive to write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Kevin Goad to Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, dated 24 June 1996: I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the investment over the last five years in the vehicle depots at Ashchurch and Ludgershall as this falls within my area of responsibility as Chief Executive of the Army Base Storage and Distribution Agency. The figures are as follows:-

Ashchurch

  • 1991–92 Financial Year: £826,754
  • 1992–93 Financial Year: £1,950,542
  • 1993–94 Financial Year: £351,608
  • 1994–95 Financial Year: £3,252,578
  • 1995–96 Financial Year: £1,770,214

Ludgershall

  • 1991–92 Financial Year: £1,080,520
  • 1992–93 Financial Year: –2,383,098
  • 1993–94 Financial Year: £1,061,232
  • 1994–95 Financial Year: £3,588,618
  • 1995–96 Financial Year: £2,160,047

I hope this fully answers your question.

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