§ Mr. Keith SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what procedures he intends to follow so that the programme for the development of his Department's three sites at Northolt, Woolwich and Uxbridge will be largely self-funding. [82057]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Ministry of Defence is currently examining the procurement options available for the delivery of project 'MOD Estate London (MoDEL), which will offer best value.
§ Mr. Keith SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he will make a further announcement about consultation and approval procedures in respect of his Department's three sites at Northolt, Woolwich and Uxbridge conditionally identified for development on 29 October; and what timescale and timetable he expects these projects to follow. [82058]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Ministry of Defence currently has a two gate approvals process for projects of this magnitude. The Business Case for the first gate (Initial Gate) should be prepared by the end of this year. The Business Case for the second gate (Main Gate) should be prepared towards the latter half of 2003.
The current programme for the project details that implementation of the proposals is scheduled to take place between 2004–09.
Consultation with all stakeholders with an interest in the Defence Estate within Greater London, and a specific interest in project MoDEL, has already begun. This consultation will continue throughout the Department's approvals process and the project's implementation.
§ Mr. Keith SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which areas of each of the three sites at Northolt, Woolwich and Uxbridge will be developed as announced by his Department on 29 October; and what the balance sheet value was at 31 March of(a) the land and (b) the buildings on each site. [82060]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Ministry of Defence is currently working with the relevant Local Authorities and other stakeholders to develop our proposals and to identify where on each of the Core Sites future development will take place.
The Balance Sheet value at the 1 April 2002 for the three Core Sites is as follows:
£ Core sites Land value Building value RAF Northolt 70,000,000 28,281,400 RAF Uxbridge 55,000,000 22,863,973 Woolwich station 120,925,000 2— 1 Provisional figure only, actual not currently available 2 Not currently available.