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Land Disposals
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Comprehensive Spending Review, what the financial target for land disposals in his Department over the next three years is; how many of the sites involved are in Hampshire; and if he will make a statement. [185178]
Mr. Caplin: As part of the 2004 Spending Review, the Ministry of Defence agreed with HM Treasury a target of £560 million in respect of receipts from the disposal of surplus land (including buildings) for the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2008. So far, 12 sites have been identified in Hampshire, which are likely to be disposed of in that period. These are listed as follows, but sites could be withdrawn or added as our plans develop.
West Dean, DMC Dean Hill Main Site and adjacent land.
Andover, Site A, Monxton Road
Portsmouth, HMS Daedalus
Gosport, Property at frontage of DM Gosport in Fareham Road
Aldershot—Burger King Site
Farnborough—Queensgate site
Farnborough—Former Officers Mess
Farnborough—Civil enclave
Portsmouth, Eastney Sports Ground
Portsmouth, Fleet Photographic Unit
Church Crookham—Pumphouse Site
Farnborough—Air Accident Investigation Branch Site
Medical Testing
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what facilities there are for medical testing of UK military personnel returning from Iraq; and whether results of such tests will be made public. [192281]
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Mr. Caplin: If any member of the armed forces who has served in Iraq has concerns over their health, they are encouraged to report to their medical centre, or NHS GP in the case of reservists, in the first instance. If appropriate, they may be referred to the Gulf Veterans' Medical Assessment Programme (GVMAP) for further medical checks. There are currently no plans to release information on the health of Operation Telic veterans who have presented to the GVMAP.
In addition, all UK personnel who have served in the Iraq theatre of operations are able to request biological monitoring for depleted uranium if they are concerned about possible exposure. The Ministry of Defence's policy for biological monitoring for depleted uranium is published on MOD's internet site at: www.mod.uk/issues/depleted uranium/du biomonitoring.htm which also contains some information on the findings of the monitoring.
All reservists receive routine demobilisation medical screening on discharge from full-time service. The results of these tests are not released as this would breach medical confidentiality.
Military Operating Structures
Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 4 October 2004, Official Report, column 1882W, on military operating structures, what differences exist between the operating structures of the (a) Queen's and Light Division and (b) Prince of Wales's and King's Division. [191869]
Mr. Caplin: The only significant difference in structure between the Queen's and Light Divisions and the Prince of Wales's and King's Divisions is that regiments within the Queen's and Light Divisions contain two battalions each, while regiments within the Prince of Wales's and King's Divisions contain one battalion each.
MOD Police and Guarding Agency
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the customers of the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency; and what the funded and agreed customer taskings set for the financial year 2004–05 are. [191669]
Mr. Caplin: For ease of visibility, the customers of the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) and those of the Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) are shown separately.
Internal MDP customers are as follows:
Top Level Budgets (TLBs)
Defence Logistics Organisation
Defence Procurement Agency
Commander-in-Chief Land Command (CinC Land)
Adjutant General
RAF including Strike Command and Personnel Training Command (STC and PTC)
Navy including 2nd Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CinC Fleet)
Centre Top Level Budget (CTLB)
Trading Fund
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
MDP External customers are as follows:
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United States Visiting Forces (USVF)
Royal Mint
QinetiQ
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
The tasking and funding agreements for MDP internal customers are laid out in Customer Supplier Agreements that both parties sign. External customer agreements are in the form of Memorandum of Understanding, Protocols, Contracts and Service Level Agreements.
The outputs of the MDP are the provision of Armed Security, Uniformed Policing and the Investigation of Serious Crime. Each negotiated agreement describes the degree and detail of the outputs required for each customer.
The following Customer Supplier Agreements/Protocol Documents have been signed:
| Cost (£ million) | |
|---|---|
| DLO | 60.379 |
| CinCLAND | 2.872 |
| Adjutant General | 1.236 |
| RAF PTC | 0.195 |
| RAF STC | 6.68 |
| Navy 2nd Sea Lord and CinC Fleet | 3.105 |
| Centre TLB | 6.979 |
| Dstl | (11)— |
| Royal Mint | (11)— |
| FCO | (12)— |
(11) Commercial in confidence
(12) Variable MDP costs that can be reclaimed
The following Customer Supplier Agreements/Memorandum of Understanding have not yet been signed—the value of each unsigned agreement is also indicated where appropriate:
| Value to MDP (£ million) | |
|---|---|
| DLO | 19.876 |
| DPA | 3.799 |
| QinetiQ | (13)— |
| USVF | (14)— |
(13) Commercial in confidence
(14) Subject of a Memorandum of Understanding in which actual monies are reclaimed
Please note that MDP service to the Atomic Weapons Establishment is not a repayment task to MDP. MDP is voted this money as part of its annual budget, the contractor does not pay this cost.
The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides unarmed guards to each of the Ministry of Defence's Top Level Budgets (TLBs) and Trading Funds (TFs). The customer's requirement and the MGS's commitment to provide the unarmed guarding task are agreed with each TLB and TF, and are set out in overarching Customer Supplier Agreements (CSAs), together with the agreed level of funding for the overall tasks. The detailed tasking for each site within each TLB and TF is contained in separate appendices to each CSA.
The description of the service provided by the MGS to its customers is common to all of its CSAs:
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"The delivery of a professional unarmed guard service to [the customer] which meets the required level of output, quality, timeliness and cost."
The customers and the level of funding for FY 2004–05 are listed below:
| TLBs | Funding (£) |
|---|---|
| Central TLB | 10.33 million |
| Commander-in-Chief Fleet | 2.245 million |
| 2nd Sea Lord/Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command | 3.904 million |
| Commander-in-Chief Land Command | 45.5 million |
| Adjutant General | 1.101 million |
| Commander-in-Chief Strike Command | 3.176 million |
| Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Training Command | 2.682 million |
| Defence Logistics Organisation | 19.424 million |
| Defence Procurement Agency | 1.83 million |
| Chief of Joint Operations | 953,000 |
| Trading Funds | Funding (£) |
|---|---|
| Defence Aviation Repair Agency | |
| Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | 3.183 million |
| UK Hydrographic Office | |
| Meteorological Office |
RAF Menwith Hill—United States Visiting Forces. Subject of a CSA in which actual monies are reclaimed.
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