asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will set out the receiving locations that will carry out the work at present carried out at the Royal Naval stores department at Llangennech; and what will be the additional cost of providing facilities to carry out this work at the receiving locations.
The receiving locations for the work at present carried out at the Royal Naval stores depot Llangennech are the naval bases at Devonport, Rosyth and Portsmouth and the Royal Naval stores depots at Copenacre and Eaglescliffe. The additional cost of providing facilities to carry out this work is estimated to be about £2·2 million spread over the period 1983–86.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will itemise the savings that will arise from the proposed closure of the Royal Naval stores depot at Llangennech.
Details of the estimated net annual savings which will arise following closure of the Royal Naval stores depot at Llangennech are as follows:
| £ million | |
| Salaries and wages | 1·868 |
| Travel and subsistence costs | 0·016 |
| Materials for depot use | 0·097 |
| Repairs to depot machinery | 0·047 |
| Repair and maintenance of buildings | 0·266 |
| Gas, water and electricity | 0·270 |
| Telephones and Stationery | 0·032 |
| Computer support | 0·018 |
| Commercial freight | 0·134 |
| Rent and Rates | 0·140 |
| £2,888 |
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate, at present prices, of the annual savings to his Department's budget from the proposed closure of the Royal Naval stores depot at Llangennech.
The annual saving to the defence budget following closure of the Royal Naval stores depot at Llangennech is estimated to be about £2·9 million at current prices.