Written question asked by Cathy Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 February 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 February 2012. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Monday, 20 February 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

RAF Kinloss

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to have an estimate of the cost of converting RAF Kinloss into an army base; and when such work will be completed.

Answer: The previous Secretary of State for Defence, the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox), announced the results of the Ministry of Defence's Basing Review on 18 July 2011. He made it clear that the Basing Review provided the strategic direction for the return of our armed forces from Germany and the rationalisation of the Defence Estate. He also made it clear that detailed implementation work would continue over the next 10 years.The work to implement the Basing Review is ongoing, and does not yet include a formal estimate for the cost of enabling RAF Kinloss to be used by the Army.

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