§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated monthly maintenance costs to Defence Estates are from October 2003 in respect of Dean Hill Munitions Depot. [68915]
§ Mr. IngramThe Depot is expected to be passed to Defence Estates for disposal in April 2004. An assessment of the monthly maintenance costs to cover responsibilities under the Occupiers of Premises Act will be made nearer to this time.
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether homes at DM Dean Hill will be offered to tenants at the 2000 price; and if surplus housing will be offered for sale at this price. [72641]
§ Mr. IngramNo decision has yet been made as to the value of the tenanted properties or the price at which they would be offered under the Ministry of Defence Discounted Sales to Sitting Tenants Scheme. Any surplus housing would be sold on the open market by competition.
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the relative advantages of(a) natural temperature and humidity controlled storage of munitions and (b) above ground storage units in the case of terrorist or other hostile attack. [72638]
§ Mr. IngramThe Ministry of Defence carries out a continuous assessment of the likelihood and nature of threats to the security of its establishments and other assets. Existing security measures are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they match the results of these assessments.
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are for the existing sports and social club if the closure of DM Dean Hill proceeds. [72640]
§ Mr. IngramNo decision has yet been made about future plans for the sports and social club.
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what weight was given to the opinions of the customer base when deciding the future of DM Dean Hill; and which customers made representations. [72642]
§ Mr. IngramIn the course of conduct of the Defence Munitions Rationalisation Study (DMrs. 2) the study team consulted with all major stakeholders in the munitions business, those both internal and external to the Ministry of Defence. This included all of the MOD DLO/DPA 309W Munitions Integrated Project Teams (i.e. the authorities with ownership responsibility for MOD munitions), RAF Strike Command and those non MOD external customers of Defence Munitions with whom Defence Munitions has partnering/contractual arrangements (BAe Systems and MBDA (Matra BAe Dynamics Alena)). No representations on the closure of the depot were made by the bodies consulted.