Written question asked by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 February 2002. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 25 February 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of (a) setting up and (b) maintaining the ABRO Challenger 2 overhaul line at Bovington in each of the last five years. - Including list and figures. (Holding answer 14 February 2002).

Answer: Mr. Swayne: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of (a) setting up and (b) maintaining the ABRO Challenger 2 overhaul line at Bovington in each of the last five years. [35036] Mr. Ingram: [holding answer 14 February 2002]: The costs of setting up a Challenger 2 Base Inspection Repair line at the Army Base Repair Organisation Bovington are as follows: Financial year 2000-01--a sum of £14,329 was spent on set-up tooling for pilot activity. Financial year 2001-02--ABRO working towards a contract with VDS have committed £251,276 to Base Inspection Repair of Challenger 2. There were no costs prior to these years. A Base Inspection Repair contract let by the Tank Support Systems Integrated Project Team is still under negotiation. With full production yet to commence, and pilot activity only undertaken to date, the maintenance costs have been negligible.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 35036; 380 c694W;380 c696W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Army Costs Expenditure Military bases Repairs and maintenance Tanks Army Base Repair Organisation Challenger tanks Bovington Camp
Contains statistics: Yes
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