Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 13 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 May 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 May 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost has been of (a) crewing and (b) preserving and maintaining HMS Victory since 2000. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual cost has been of (a) crewing and (b) preserving and maintaining HMS Victory since 2000. [113856] Mr. Ingram: The Ministry of Defence's annual costs for (a) crewing and (b) preserving and maintaining HMS Victory since 2000 are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial Year (£ million) 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Crewing 1,072,000 1,148,000 1,137,000 Ticket Revenue 1,058,694 1,018,047 1,022,025 Net Crew cost 13,630 130,419 115,211 Preservation and maintenance 856,000 555,000 631,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The crewing costs include all Naval personnel and civilian staff employed by MOD and are offset by revenue for ticket sales. The preservation and maintenance costs include restoration work aimed at improving the material state of the ship.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 113856; 405 c782-3W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Income History Navy Repairs and maintenance Tourists Warships Operating costs HMS Victory
Contains statistics: Yes
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