§ Mr. SymsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will publish an itemised breakdown of the £27 million additional expenditure for aviation on Page 55 of the supply estimates 1999–2000. [115634]
§ Mr. Mullin[holding answer 21 March 2000]: A breakdown of the application of the £27 million additional funding provided to the Civil Aviation Services section of the Transport Industries Vote during the Spring Supplementary Estimates is given in the table.
Description £ million Shortfall in Eurocontrol Receipts1 8.0 Costs of Bechtel2 2.0 National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Public Private Partnership (PPP) Consultants3 6.0 Other Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)/NATS Costs4 11.0 Total 27.0 1 Eurocontrol—This is mainly due to a shortfall in Eurocontrol receipts, which results from a reduction in the UK Government's entitlement, to adjust for an over-recovery two years previously. 2 Costs of Bechtel—This is the Government's share in the cost of employing Bechtel, who were jointly hired by NATS and DETR to manage the New Scottish Centre air traffic control project. Bechtel expect to make savings of £80-£100 million on the cost of the project. 3 NATS PPP Consultants—Cost of employing professional advisers to assist the Government in preparing for NATS PPP. 4 Other CAA/NATS Costs—Government reimbursement to CAA and NATS of separation of the two, eg physical separation of CAA and NATS within CAA House in London, and separation of previously common functions. Under the terms of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, NATS and the CAA are entitled to reimbursement from the Government for the costs of advisers to help them to prepare for the NATS PPP.