Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 11 October 2017.
Norman Lamb
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Health), Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many buildings owned by his Department and its agencies are currently empty in (a) Norfolk and (b) North Norfolk; if he will provide a list of those buildings; and what plans he has for the future use of those buildings.
Tobias Ellwood
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
There are currently 22 empty buildings owned by the Ministry of Defence in Norfolk and North Norfolk and they are listed below:
Establishment Name | Primary Use |
RAF Coltishall | Plant Building |
RAF Coltishall | Air Traffic Control |
RAF Marham | Storehouse |
RAF Marham | Plant Building |
RAF Marham | Storehouse |
RAF Marham | Workshop |
RAF Marham | Plant Building |
RAF Marham | Offices |
RAF Marham | Wash Room Facilities |
RAF Marham | Training/Education Facilities |
RAF Marham | Storehouse |
RAF Marham | Offices |
RAF Marham | Wash Room Facilities |
Neatishead Remote Radar Station | Storehouse |
Neatishead Remote Radar Station | Crew Rest Facility |
Robertson Barracks | Air Traffic Control |
Stanford Army Field Training Centre | Training Estate |
Stanford Army Field Training Centre | Training Estate |
Stanford Army Field Training Centre | Storage/Warehouse |
Stanford Army Field Training Centre | Training Estate |
Stanford Army Field Training Centre | Training Estate |
Stanford Army Field Training Centre | Training Estate |
There are no plans for future use of the buildings at RAF Colitshall or Robertson Barracks. The Department is in the process of disposing of the buildings. The Department may decide to use the buildings at RAF Marham, Neatishead Remote Radar Station, and Stanford Army Field Training Centre in the future, but this will be dependent on future requirements.
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