Speeches

Douglas Chapman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Chapman on 2015-10-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs of infrastructure improvements at RAF Waddington were in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.

Mark Lancaster

The costs of infrastructure improvements at RAF Waddington in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15 are shown in the following table:

Financial Year

Grand Total

2010-11

£1,494,929.99

2011-12

£2,794,486.46

2012-13

£2,503,485.61

2013-14

£1,044,565.26

2014-15

£18,857,704.44

Grand Total

£26,695,171.76

The significant increase in Financial Year 2014-15 is due to the Waddington boiler replacement work, the upgrade of Single Living Accommodation, and the start of the construction phases of the reconstruction and resurfacing of the runway and hangar refurbishments.