Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Thursday, 16 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 June 2011. It was answered by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 June 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

HMS Endurance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of repairs to HMS Endurance in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The amounts spent by the Ministry of Defence in maintaining or repairing HMS Endurance during the last five years are shown in the following table:

Financial year	Amount (£ million)
2006-07¹	3.2
2007-08¹	2.3
2008-09²	2.1
2009-10³	0.5
2010-11	0
¹ Cost of routine maintenance which includes refits and repairing worn or damaged
equipment.
² Cost of routine maintenance plus repair costs following the accident.
³ Cost of removing equipment, cleaning and conducting a survey.

Secondary information