§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what building work at what cost is being carried out at Glassdrummond Barracks; what(a) types and (b) weights of building materials and (c) how many pallets were flown onto the site in April; and at what level of command authorisation was given to issue public statements concerning the building works which were reported in the Press. [83387]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonApart from some routine repair and maintenance tasks, (such as repair of a barbed wire fence) no building work has been carried out at the Glassdrummond base during April 1999. No building materials were flown into the base during that month. However, several septic tanks and around 500 kg of rations were flown in, and these same septic tanks and some empty pallets were flown out.
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