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David Cairns: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) civilian staff and (b) armed forces staff were employed at RAF Kinloss in each of the last five years. [312627]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The number of civilian staff and armed forces staff employed at RAF Kinloss in each of the last five years is shown in the following table. Prior to 2007 and the introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA) data on the number of Service personnel based at specific RAF bases were not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
| April each year | |||||
| Personnel | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| (1) Data that are provisional and subject to review. Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Armed Forces figures include trained and untrained personnel. | |||||
David Cairns: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the maintenance costs were for RAF Kinloss in each of the last five years. [312628]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Planned and reactive maintenance costs for RAF Kinloss for each of the last five years are provided in the following table:
| Maintenance costs | |
| £ million | |
| (1) Up to November 2009 | |
Projects outside the scope of this response include changes to operational requirements, condition improvements, and lifecycle replacements.
RAF Lossiemouth
David Cairns: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current estimated value is of RAF Lossiemouth; and how much is planned to be spent on its redevelopment. [312623]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Details of all Ministry of Defence holdings over £1 million, together with their latest asset valuations can be found in Chapter Seven of the National Asset Register, on HM Treasury's website:
The latest figure published for RAF Lossiemouth is £95.696 million in 2007.
We estimate that some £77 million (at today's prices) will be spent at RAF Lossiemouth over the next nine years to meet known requirements.
In addition a number of options for the development of infrastructure related to the joint combat aircraft are being examined, but costs will not be known until this work is complete.
David Cairns: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent under each budgetary heading on running RAF Lossiemouth in Moray in each of the last five financial years; and what the equivalent budget is for 2009-10. [312625]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The direct operating costs for RAF Lossiemouth since financial year 2004-05 are included in the following table, together with the equivalent budgetary allocation for financial year 2009-10. Figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000.
| £ million | ||||||
| Financial years | ||||||
| 2004-05 (Actual) | 2005-06 (Actual) | 2006-07 (Actual) | 2007-08 (Actual) | 2008-09 (Actual) | 2009-10 (Budget) | |
| (1) Total excludes indirect operating costs such as depreciation and aircraft maintenance contracts for Tornado and Sea King aircraft. | ||||||
David Cairns: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) civilian staff and (b) armed forces staff were employed at RAF Lossiemouth in each of the last five years. [312626]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The number of civilian staff and armed forces staff employed at RAF Lossiemouth in each of the last five years is shown in the table below. Prior to 2007 and the introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration System (JPA) data on the number of Service personnel based at specific RAF bases were not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
| April each year | |||||
| Personnel | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| (1) Data that are provisional and subject to review. Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Armed forces figures include trained and untrained personnel. | |||||
The reduction in armed forces personnel at RAF Lossiemouth resulted mainly from the collocation of maintenance personnel to create the Tornado Dept Hub at RAF Marham in 2007.
David Cairns: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the maintenance costs were for RAF Lossiemouth in each of the last five years. [312629]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Planned and reactive maintenance costs for RAF Lossiemouth for each of the last five years are provided in the following table:
| Maintenance costs | |
| Financial year | £ million |
Projects outside the scope of this response include changes to operational requirements, condition improvements, and lifecycle replacements.
RAF Menwith Hill
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to his Department was of (a) the erection of a single-storey extension with bermed earth covering and (b) the detached substation with four cooling units developed at RAF Menwith Hill. [312743]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The building works carried out at RAF Menwith Hill were funded by the US authorities.
USA: Military Alliances
Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the UK-US Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty to be ratified by the US Congress. [313253]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 January 2010, Official Report, column 740W, to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns).
International Development
Departmental Public Expenditure
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on (a) new furnishings, (b) works of art and (c) new vehicles in each of the last three years. [312452]
Mr. Michael Foster: The information requested is as follows:
(a) A central record of expenditure under the heading 'new furnishings' is not kept by the Department for International Development (DFID). This information cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.
(b) Works of art displayed in DFID are from the Government Art Collection (GAC), which publishes an annual list of acquisitions. Details of acquisitions made by the GAC are available on the GAC website:
(c) DFID spent £1,241,000 in 2006-7, £708,000 in 2007-08 and £1,071,000 in 2008-09 on vehicles. These figures have been extracted from our audited annual Resource Accounts and include expenditure oversees and in the UK.
Haiti: Earthquakes
Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with the US authorities on proposals to drop medical supplies from the air to the people of Haiti; and if he will make a statement. [313467]
Mr. Douglas Alexander: The Department for International Development (DFID) is in regular contact with our American counterparts about all aspects of the humanitarian operation in Haiti, including how best to get urgent medical supplies to hospitals and makeshift clinics to treat earthquake survivors. We have deployed a humanitarian adviser to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington to enable coordination between ourselves.
I have been in regular contact with the head of USAID to discuss coordination of the international effort but have not discussed the specific issue in question. Haiti's damaged infrastructure has significantly slowed the delivery of supplies and workers. DFID understands that air delivery is a means the US is exploring to create alternate distribution points that will enable aid to reach people more quickly.
Non-Governmental Organisations: Finance
Mr. Carswell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what criteria were used by his Department for the selection of organisations to participate in (a) strategic grant agreements and (b) strategic framework partnership agreements since its creation. [312517]
Mr. Michael Foster:
The Department for International Development (DFID) selected organisations for strategic grant agreements and the strategic framework partnership arrangement for which international development was
not a main focus but which demonstrated potential to work constructively and strategically with DFID in reducing poverty.
Mr. Carswell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the (a) purpose and (b) terms are of each (i) strategic grant agreement and (ii) strategic framework partnership agreement entered into by his Department since its creation. [312518]
Mr. Michael Foster: The purpose of strategic grant agreements and the strategic framework grant agreement was to enable the recipient organisations to increase their knowledge of international development issues and build their capacity to make an effective contribution to international development. Each agreement contained clear outcomes and implementation procedures. An example of one such agreement is available on the DFID website:
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