Military Bases: Sales — Written Question

Question

John Healey

Labour — Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Defence Estate Optimisation Disposal Timeline 2023, what are the projected disposal dates of (a) HMS Sultan, (b) Southwick Park, (c) St David’s Barracks, (d) Carver Barracks, (e) Dishforth Barracks, (f) Glencorse Barracks, (g) RAF Alconbury, (h) Defence Geographic Centre, Feltham, (i) Clayton Barracks, (j) Sennybridge Storage Compound and (k) JSCS Ashchurch (East).

Answer

James Cartlidge

The retention of Southwick Park, St David’s Barracks, Carver Barracks, Dishforth Barracks, Glencorse Barracks and Sennybridge Storage Compound was announced in Parliament in November 2021 to support the delivery of Future Soldier.

The retention of HMS Sultan was confirmed in November 2022; and the retention of RAF Alconbury at the request of the US Visiting Forces was confirmed in March 2021.

Details as to the disposal of DGC Feltham is listed on the Defence Disposal Database; Clayton Barracks was transferred to a Land Sales Delivery Partner (LSDP) for onwards disposal with Fitzwygram House, and JSCS Ashchurch (East) was transferred to a LSDP in 2019.