§ Ms Christine RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he plans to publish his Department's Estate Strategy. [124931]
§ Dr. Moonie"In Trust and On Trust", the Strategy for the Defence Estate, will be published tomorrow, meeting the commitment made by my Department following the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR). Copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and it will also be placed on the worldwide web.
The Ministry of Defence has consulted closely with voluntary sector organisations who have an interest in the defence estate and with the Government's statutory advisers. The Strategy will deliver a more efficient and effective estate and will serve to ensure that Ministry of Defence targets resources to the estate in the most effective way. This is a far-reaching document which will be of benefit to all those with an interest in Ministry of Defence's estate.