Written question asked by Lord Maples (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 July 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 July 1998. It was answered by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 July 1998 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimates he has made of the cost of cancelling the planned refit of HMS Spartan at Rosyth. - Inc figures (holding answer 28 July 1998).
- Answer
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Mr. Maples: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of cancelling the planned refit of HMS Spartan at Rosyth. [52737] Mr. George Robertson: [holding answer 28 July 1998]: We estimate that the irrecoverable costs which would have arisen from the cancellation of HMS Spartan at Rosyth would have amounted to about £60 million. In addition, we estimate that the cost of reimbursing Babcock Rosyth Defence Limited, the owners of the Dockyard, for their redundancy costs would have been about £30 million.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 317 c321W; 52737
- Session
- 1997-98
- Subjects
- Costs Shipbuilding Rosyth Dockyard HMS Spartan
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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