Hms Victory

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: ------------------------------
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|Crewing                     |
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|Ticket Revenue              |
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|Net Crew cost               |
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|Preservation and maintenance|
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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.