House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 22 May 2007 (pt 0003)

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Astute Class Submarines

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the design life is of the Astute class of submarine. [138382]

Mr. Ingram: Astute is due to enter service with the Royal Navy in 2009, and has a planned service life of 25 years.

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Cadets: Recruitment

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria he uses to assess the effectiveness of the Combined Cadet Force as a recruitment tool for the regular armed forces; and if he will make a statement. [138385]

Derek Twigg: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 May 2007, Official Report, column 1848W-49W to the hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr. Harper). The Combined Cadet Force is not a recruiting organisation. Therefore while we maintain annual records of overall numbers, MOD does not keep records of the subsequent careers of any cadets.

All the MOD sponsored cadet forces give young people the chance to develop their potential through interesting and challenging opportunities they would not normally experience while also developing an understanding of the values, customs and role of the armed forces. Young people also learn the importance of making a positive contribution to society. The skills and qualities of leadership, responsibility, self-reliance, resourcefulness, endurance and perseverance developed through membership of the cadet forces are a benefit to the cadets whatever career they choose to follow.

Chelsea Barracks: Sales

Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much the Chelsea barracks were sold for; and how the net proceeds of the sale will be disposed of. [138808]

Des Browne: Contracts for sale of Chelsea Barracks were exchanged in April with completion expected in January 2008. The price obtained remains commercial-in-confidence until then. No decision has yet been made on the use of the receipts which will be taken into account in the next planning round.

Colchester Garrison: Security

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated cost is of erecting a security fence at the Middlewick Firing Ranges, Colchester Garrison. [137888]

Derek Twigg: The estimated cost is £108,000. More detailed costs will be available once planning approval has been received and a more detailed specification has been established.

Defence Activities: Scotland

Mr. David Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are employed by his Department in Scotland. [118682]

Mr. Ingram: Figures for UK regular forces located in Scotland are available in Table 12 of Tri-Service Publication (TSP) 10: UK regular forces distribution across UK. Copies of TSP 10 are available in the Library of the House and also at

www.dasa.mod.uk

TSP 10 is published quarterly.

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The most recent publication for the Army and Naval Service figures was on 1 October 2006, and shows the Naval Service had 3,800 personnel in Scotland and the Army had 3,440. The publication can be found at

http://www.dasa.mod.uk/natstats/tsp10/tsp10_oct06r.pdf

The most recent data for the RAF is from 1 April 2006, which shows a provisional estimate of 5,840 RAF personnel posted in Scotland. These figures are available at

http://www.dasa.mod.uk/natstats/tspl0/tsp10_apr06.pdf

There have been no major RAF base closures or squadron transfers into or out of Scotland since April 2006; however, the RAF drawdown across the UK has reduced total RAF numbers from 48,730 in April 2006 to 45,560 in March 2007.

The following table shows the number of civilian personnel working in Scotland from April 2006 to January 2007.

Full-time equivalence civilian personnel by Government Office Region: Scotland
	2006
	April	July	October	January 2007
MOD (excl. Trading Funds)	6,360	6,300	6,190	6,100
Trading Funds	560	550	550	550
Total⁽¹⁾	6,920	6,850	6,740	6,650
⁽¹⁾ This total includes Trading Funds but excludes Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. Notes: 1. Full time equivalence counts part-time staff by the number of hours they work as proportion of their full-time conditioned hours. 2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

Defence Equipment

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Bailey Bridge sections are available for immediate use. [137912]

Mr. Ingram: The MOD does not hold any Bailey Bridge sections. This equipment has been replaced by the Logistic Support Bridge.

Defence: Expenditure

Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the Main Estimates 2007-08, HC 438, if he will break down Request for Resources (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 expenditure provision by sub-head in (i) near cash and (ii) non-cash terms. [137345]

Mr. Ingram: The following table provides a breakdown of the Requests for Resources of the Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2007-08, HC 438, by sub-head showing all categories of expenditure.
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Ministry of Defence Breakdown of M ain Estimates 2007-08—Resource e stimates
TLB	Estimate type	Main estimates (£000)
Commander-in-Chief Fleet⁽¹⁾	Resource DEL near cash	2,109,978
	Resource DEL non-cash	1,548
	Total DEL	2,111,526
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	0
	Total AME	0
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non cash	0
	Total Non Budget	0
Total Commander-in-Chief Fleet		2,111,526

Commander-in-Chief Land Command⁽²⁾	Resource DEL near cash	5,773,049
	Resource DEL non-cash	12,667
	Total DEL	5,785,716
	AME near cash	0
	AME non cash
	Total AME	0
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	0
Total Commander-in-Chief Land Command		5,785,716

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command	Resource DEL near cash	1,737,517
	Resource DEL non-cash	1,163
	Total DEL	1,738,680
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	0
	Total AME	0
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	0
Total Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command		1,738,680

Chief of Joint Operations	Resource DEL near cash	415,604
	Resource DEL non-cash	3,239
	Total DEL	418,843
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	3,599
	Total AME	3,599
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	0
Total Chief of Joint Operations		422,442

Adjutant General	Resource DEL near cash	850,891
	Resource DEL non-cash	-92,230
	Total DEL	758,661
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	0
	Total AME	0
	Non Budget near cash	9,254
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	9,254
Total Adjutant General		767,915

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Personnel and Training Command	Resource DEL near cash	768,985
	Resource DEL non-cash	1,190
	Total DEL	770,175
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	0
	Total AME	0
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	0
Total Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Personnel and Training Command		770,715

Central	Resource DEL near cash	2,062,494
	Resource DEL non-cash	132,053
	Total DEL	2,194,547
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	3,899
	Total AME	3,899
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non-cash	750
	Total Non Budget	750
Total Central		2,199,196

Science and Technology	Resource DEL near cash	546,009
	Resource DEL non-cash	-4,891
	Total DEL	541,118
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	0
	Total AME	0
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	0
Total Science and Technology		541,118

Defence Estates	Resource DEL near cash	935,317
	Resource DEL non-cash	1,562,269
	Total DEL	2,497,586
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	0
	Total AME	0
	Non Budget near cash	3,141
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	5,045
Total Defence Estates		2,500,727

Defence Equipment and Support⁽³⁾	Resource DEL near cash	6,686,319
	Resource DEL non-cash	9,000,691
	Total DEL	15,687,010
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	83,696
	Total AME	83,696
	Non Budget near cash	-4
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	-4
Total Defence Equipment and Support		15,770,702

Total RfR1	Resource DEL near cash	21,886,163
	Resource DEL non-cash	10,617,699
	Total DEL	32,503,862
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	91,194
	Total AME	91,194
	Non Budget near cash	12,391
	Non Budget non-cash	750
	Total Non Budget	13,141
Total RfR1		32,608,197

Conflict Prevention RfR2	Resource DEL near cash	44,303
	Resource DEL non-cash	0
	Total DEL	44,303
	AME near cash	0
	AME non-cash	0
	Total AME	0
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Capital Non Budget	0
	Total Non Budget	0
Total Conflict Prevention RfR2		44,303

War Pensions and Benefits RfR3	Resource DEL near cash	0
	Resource DEL non-cash	0
	Total DEL	0
	AME near cash	1,026,982
	AME non-cash	25
	Total AME	1,027,007
	Non Budget near cash	0
	Non Budget non-cash	0
	Total Non Budget	0
Total War Pensions and Benefits RfR3		1,027,007

MOD Resource Total		33,679,507

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