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Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Monday, 24 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 April 2023. It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

RM Bickleigh: Repairs and Maintenance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 177936 on Bickleigh Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance, how many power outages were there at Bickleigh Barracks in the last 12 months; on what days power outages were reported; how long each power outage lasted; and if he will make an estimate of the number of service personnel that were affected by each outage.

Answer

There were 34 reported power outages at Bickleigh Barracks between April 2022 to December 2022, the most recent period for which data is available. Detailed information will be placed in the Library of the House.

Data is unavailable for 2023 as it is no longer recorded by VIVO, our maintenance contractor for the Barracks.

Not all power outages were due to Ministry of Defence (MOD) activities, a number of reported power outages were due to problems with the National Grid. The data regarding the duration of power outages is not held by the MOD.

There are 540 Service personnel based at Bickleigh Barracks. Data regarding the number of Service personnel affected by each power outage is not held.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
182417
Session
2022-23
Attachment
Bickleigh Barracks; Power outage costs to MOD
Related items
Bickleigh Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Deposited Paper DEP2023-0557
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Armed forces Costs Power failures Repairs and maintenance RM Bickleigh
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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