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Mr. Archie Hamilton : The Financial Management Group was established at the end of 1977. Its role is to oversee the Ministry of Defence's financial and management process and to make recommendations as necessary to the Secretary of State.

Budget Holders

Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 7 February, Official Report, columns 329-30, if he will publish the estimated future expenditure for higher level budget holders in each year for the next 10 years.

Mr. Archie Hamilton : This information is derived from the long-term costing. As explained by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement in his answer of 2 May last year, Official Report, column 294, it is not our practice to provide such details.

Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the names of all the higher level budget holders.

Mr. Archie Hamilton : The answer is :

Commander, Training and Reserve Forces Royal Marines

Major General Royal Marines, Headquarters Commando Forces Assistant Under- Secretary of State (Naval Personnel)

Director General of Naval Personal Services

Naval Secretary

Medical Director General (Navy)

Director General of Naval Manpower and Training

Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff

Director General Aircraft (Navy)

Director General Ship Refitting

Director General of Supplies and Transport (Naval)

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Director General Fleet Support Policy and Services

Hydrographer of the Navy

Assistant Under-Secretary of State (Fleet Support)

Flag Officer Portsmouth

Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland

Flag Officer Plymouth

Naval Base Commander Portland

Naval Base Commander Clyde

Captain, Training Naval Home Command

Chief Staff Officer Reserves

Flag Officer Naval Aviation

Chief of Staff, Headquarters Commander in Chief Fleet

Flag Officer Surface Fleet

Flag Officer Submarines

Commodore Minor War Vessels

Commander United Kingdom Field Army

Inspector General Doctrine and Training

Assistant Chief of Staff, General Staff Division 1, Headquarters British Army of the Rhine

Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters British Army of the Rhine, General Staff Division 3

Assistant Chief of Staff, General Staff Division 4, Headquarters British Army of the Rhine

Director General Army Manning and Recruiting

Director General of Personal Services (Army)

Director General Logistic Policy (Army)

Director General of Transport and Movements

Director General of Ordnance Services

Director General of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland

Director General Territorial Army and Organisation

Director General Military Survey

Director General Command, Control, Communication and Information Systems (Army)

Director General of Support Management

Director General of Support Services

Director General (Policy and Planning)--National Air Traffic Services

Air Secretary

Air Officer Commanding 1 Group

Air Officer Commanding 11 Group

Air Officer Commanding 18 Group

Air Officer Administration, Headquarters Royal Air Force Strike Command

Air Officer Training, Headquarters Royal Air Force Support Command Air Officer Maintenance, Headquarters Royal Air Force Support Command

Air Officer Administration, Headquarters Royal Air Force Support Command

Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Programmes and Personnel) Deputy Under- Secretary of State (Policy)

Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Systems)

Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Commitments)

Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Civilian Management)

Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Finance)

Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Personnel and Logistics) Deputy Under- Secretary of State (Resources and Programmes) Assistant Chief Scientific Adviser (Capabilities)

Assistant Chief Scientific Adviser (Research)

Assistant Chief Scientific Adviser (Projects)

Assistant Chief Scientific Adviser (Nuclear)

Director of Strategic Defence Initiative Participation Office Director General Intelligence (Eurasia)

Director General Management and Support of Intelligence Director General of Strategic and Technical Intelligence Director General Intelligence (Rest of the World)

Director Operations Meteorological Office

Director Commercial Services Meteorological Office

Director Finance and Administration Meteorological Office Director Research Meteorological Office

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Controller of the Navy

Master General of the Ordnance

Controller Aircraft

Deputy Under-Secretary of State (Defence Procurement)

Head of Defence Export Services

Managing Director Military and Aerospace Divisions Defence Research Agency

Managing Director Electronics Division Defence Research Agency Managing Director Maritime Division Defence Research Agency

Married Quarters Estate

Mr. O'Neill : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make a statement on his reasons for proposing the transfer of the ownership and management of the married quarters estate to a new organisation ;

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(2) if he will describe the size and structure of the new organisation that is due to take over the ownership and management of the married quarters estate ; who will staff it ; when it will be established ; what type of performance monitoring it will employ ; how it will be financed ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Archie Hamilton : I refer the hon. Member to the note placed in the Library of the House by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence in response to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Fulham (Mr. Carrington) on 24 February at column 395. The recommendation of the housing task force that a new, non-profit making organisation should take over from the MOD the ownership and management of the married quarters estate for all three services is being considered in detail by my Department. Announcements on the decision on the recommendation will be made in due course.

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