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Written question asked by Nicholas Bonsor (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 March 1993. It was answered by Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 March 1993 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
Pursuant to 219 c255W, what estimate he has made of the costs of deploying personnel from the United Kingdom to undertake naval control of shipping tasks at Gibraltar in periods of tension or war, hitherto undertaken by RNR personnel; what plans he has to close the maritime headquarters; what use it is intended to make of the accommodation at HMS `Calpe'; from whose budget the annual costs have hitherto been met; on whose budget the costs of the TA element of the Gibraltar Regiment are borne.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
220 c573W;220 c569W
Session
1992-93
Subjects
Armed forces Costs Deployment Gibraltar Navy Military bases Reserve forces Territorial Army Royal Naval Reserve HMS Calpe
Contains statistics
Yes