HC Deb 09 February 2004 vol 417 cc1175-6W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total expenditure on the maintenance of land owned by his Department within the UK was in 2002–03. [142286]

Mr. Caplin

The total expenditure on the Defence Estate in financial year 2002–03 for works services, accommodation stores, redevelopment, building maintenance, major housing works and some project expenditure on both land and buildings was £1.5 billion.

Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his Answer of 8 December 2003,Official Report, column 274W, on departmental land, what the cost of maintaining land owned by his Department was in each of the last five years; and what the value is of the land. [148965]

Mr. Caplin

The following figures include costs for each of the last four full financial years for works services, accommodation stores, redevelopment, building maintenance, major housing works and some project expenditure on both land and buildings. There is no published information for 1998–99.

Financial year £billion
1999–2000 1.1
2000–01 1.2
2001–02 1.2
2002–03 1.5

The value of land owned by the Ministry of Defence is available on the Fixed Assets Register which can be accessed at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/mediastore/ otherfiles/217. pdf

DSA Marketing and Sales Agreements
SRL No. Contractor Commodity
Current Contractor
1 Azcom Office and Domestic Furniture
2 Babcock Commercial Vessels
3 Babcock Misc Items (RMA)
4 BAE Systems Stingray MODO and Tigerfish
5 Cronifer Sale of Stock and Reusable Metals
6 Donelan Office and Domestic Furniture
7 Ecosse Hospital Products Ltd. Hospital Products
8 Field Textiles Clothing and Textiles
9 JCM Sale of surpluses from private sector and Gazelle Helicopters
10 Leyland Trucks Ltd. Sale of Leyland 4 tonne trucks to Kenya
11 Liquidity Services Intl Surplus Ship, Aircraft and A Veh. Spares
12 MBDA UK Ltd. Rapier Eqpt and Spares
13 Office Green Toner and Ink Jet Cartridges and Mobile Phones
14 PAL Carriers Ltd. Office and Domestic Furniture
15 Penman Eng Ltd. APV 1.5 Vehicles
16 Ramco Misc. Items and Catering Eqpt. (RMA)
17 Recommit Computers Associated Eqpt.
18 RO PLC/BAE Army Ammunition
19 Sigma Aerospace ALISON T-56 AERO ENGINES
20 Silver Lining Surplus Computers Associated Eqpt.