§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what changes will have been made to the balance sheet value of HMS Sheffield in respect of(a) depreciation and (b) carrying costs between 1 April and the date on which she is withdrawn from service; [76516]
(2) how the withdrawal from service of HMS Sheffield will be treated for accounting purposes in his Department's Consolidated Resource Accounts for 2002ߝ03; [76515]
(3) what the balance sheet value attributed to HMS Sheffield was in his Department's Consolidated Resource Accounts as at (a) 31 March 2001 and (b) 31 March 2002; [76517]
(4) if he will quantify the financial savings arising from the withdrawal of HMS Sheffield from service six years earlier than previously anticipated, broken down by category; [76519]
(5)what proceeds of sale of HMS Sheffield will be retained within the defence budget as an appropriation in aid; [76518]
346W(6) what alternative arrangements are being made for the performance of those duties which HMS Sheffield would have performed during the next six years if she had remained in service; and what is the forecast cost of these alternative arrangements. [76520]
§ Mr. IngramI will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what impact the withdrawal from service of HMS Sheffield will have upon the variety of spare and replacement parts carried by the Defence Logistics Organisation. [76521]
§ Mr. IngramThe withdrawal of HMS SHEFFIELD will have minimal short-term impact on the variety of spare and replacement parts carried by the Defence Logistics Organisation. However spares provisioning in the longer term will reflect the reduced demand in moving from five to four Type 22s.