HC Deb 28 January 2002 vol 379 cc23-4W
Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who owns the freehold of(a) RAF Brize Norton, and (b) RAF Lyneham. [30805]

Dr. Moonie

The Ministry of Defence owns the freehold at both sites.

Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what plans he has to redevelop RAF Wroughton; [30806]

(2) if he will make a statement on the future of RAF Wroughton. [30808]

Dr. Moonie

All elements of the former RAF Wroughton are now in private ownership with the exception of the married quarter estates at Langton Park and Beranburh Field. These are still in Ministry of Defence ownership but are now surplus to operational requirements. They will shortly be sold in accordance with disposal policy. Defence Estates will not redevelop the sites.

Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what medical equipment there is in RAF Wroughton; and what plans he has to re-deploy it elsewhere. [30807]

Dr. Moonie

RAF Wroughton comprised the main airfield, married quarters estates and the Princess Alexandra hospital.

Prior to the disposal of the hospital site the medical equipment was sold, with the exception of the MRI and CT scanners which were obsolescent. They were therefore included as fittings within the hospital sale.

The Princess Alexandra hospital was sold to Dukeminster Ltd. on 14 January 2000.