§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 29 June 2000,Official Report, column 593W, on the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency Base, West Freugh, if he will specify the employees included under the item 16 others. [131461]
§ Mr. HoonThis is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from John Chisholm to Mr. Alasdair Morgan, dated 21 July 2000:
As Chief Executive of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), I am replying to your further parliamentary question about staff at our site at West Freugh.In addition to DERA, MOD and SERCO staff, there are 16 contractors employed by SDS Thorn involved in the operation of DERA's satellite reception and control station located at West Freugh. This facility is part of our space department and is not related to the test and evaluation activities conducted on the range.I hope this is helpful.