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Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 9 February 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 February 2012. It was answered by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 February 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

MOD Bicester: Large Goods Vehicles

Question
(5) what the cost of MOD Bicester Logistics staff drivers was in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09 and (d) 2009-10;
Answer

Information about the mileage and number of deliveries made by Ministry of Defence (MOD) owned road vehicles based at Logistic Services Bicester is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.Information on the cost of drivers employed by the MOD at Logistic Services Bicester is not available in the format requested. The following table contains the manpower costs of the industrial staff employed in the road transport section at that site. Not all of these personnel will be employed as drivers.

£ million
2006-07 2.2
2007-08 2.4
2008-09 2.9
2009-10 2.2

The increase in manpower costs shown in the table for 2007-08 and 2008-09 was because of increased transport activity in support of the reorganisation of Defence Storage and Distribution at that time.Information about the mileage undertaken by contract freight services (including special courier) from Logistic Services Bicester and information about the tonnage of material transported by either MOD transport or contract freight services from Logistic Services Bicester is not held.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
95453; 540 c934-5W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Large goods vehicles Vehicles MOD Bicester
Link
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