Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 3 March 2015, HCWS330, on Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre (Preferred Bidder), what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the announcement of a preferred bidder on the future capacity of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answered by Philip Dunne
As a result of the Marchwood transaction there is no potential effect on the future capacity of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Asked by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 3 March 2015, HCWS330, on Marchwood Sea Mounting Centre (Preferred Bidder), what estimate he has made of the annual (a) profits and (b) reductions in the cost of sea mounting that will result from the award of the contract to manage that centre; how long the contract with Solent Gateway Ltd will be for; and what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of that contract.
Answered by Philip Dunne
A focussed clarification phase between the Ministry of Defence and the Preferred Bidder is still ongoing. All information is deemed commercially sensitive and I am unable to release any further information.