§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Salisbury of 29 November 1999,Official Report, column 4W, on 93W the Territorial Army Joint Services Adventure Sail Training Vessel Broadsword, if he will list each repair and its cost since the refit in May 1998. [103406]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 21 December 1999]: The Joint Services Adventure Sail Training Vessel Broadsword returned from the Transglobe Inter-Service global yacht race on 10 December. The original estimate for likely repair work associated with this race was £14,000. Since its refit, including the period of the race, a total of £32,844 has been spent on repairs, as shown in the following table:
£ Country of repair/main areas of repair Cost of repair United Kingdom Deck, generator and communication equipment 2,572 Antigua Battery charger unit, electrical repairs, generator and main engine 2,224 Panama Main engine 1,240 Acapulco Minor Miscellaneous items 200 Honolulu Mast, communication equipment, generator, water system and structural 6,714 Hong Kong Sail 2,172 Singapore Batteries, sails, electrics, general repairs 4,908 Capetown Installation of gas system, sails, electrics, general repairs 6,691 Rio de Janeiro Main engine, fresh water tanks 4,916 Antigua Generator, main engine 507 Azores Water tank, batter charger and generator 1700 1 Estimated