Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 February 2006. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Departmental Estate

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects his Department to acquire facilities for the creation of an acquisition hub in the Abbey Wood area.

Answer: The business case for the creation of an acquisition hub in the Bristol/Bath area through the collocation of the Defence Logistics Organisation and the Defence Procurement Agency is not due to be presented to me until the spring of this year. Ministry of Defence land holdings in the area have, however, recently been augmented by the acquisition of a site adjacent to the current MOD site at Abbey Wood. This has enabled more flexible options to be developed to support the case for collocation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 443 c13-4W;443 c13-4W; 54340
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Defence Land Procurement Location Ministry of Defence Defence Logistics Organisation Defence Procurement Agency MOD Abbey Wood
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