§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent on(a) capital works, (b) refurbishment of buildings and (c) repairs in respect of each (i) Army and (ii) other military establishment in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years and in the current year. [150921]
§ Dr. MoonieThe figures for the current year and last three years are in the table. It is not possible separately to identify "refurbishment of buildings" and "repair" costs, and these are shown together as "maintenance". The figures for the current year represent the forecast spend for this year, and include both actual spend to date and further spend anticipated by the end of the financial year. The "other military establishments" column includes the RAF, as well as Territorial Army and other volunteer reserves.566W
£ million 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Total Army Capital works 25.1 18.3 14.1 14.3 71.8 Maintenance 41.6 41.4 45.1 43.3 171.4 Other military establishments Capital works 2.2 0.7 1.5 9.0 13.4 Maintenance 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.3 13.1