Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has received from civilian business jet wage of RAF Northolt in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Receipts in respect of RAF Notholt comprise two elements: income from civilian aircraft business and other aviation-associated activity. The data available for these two elements covering the last five financial years (FY) is shown in the following table:
Financial Year | Civilian Aircraft Business | Other Aviation activity | TOTAL |
2010-11 | £6.5 million (estimated) | £3.1 million | £9.6 million |
2011-12 | £8.1 million | £3.1 million | £11.2 million |
2012-13 | £4.9 million | £3.1 million | £8.0 million |
2013-14 | £6.0 million | £3.4 million | £9.4 million |
2014-15 | £6.8 million | Not yet available | To be confirmed |
The reduction from FY2011-12 to FY2012-13 was due to the loss of additional revenues from utilisation of a hanger by a commercial operator.
Data regarding the other aviation-associated activity for FY2014-15 has not been verified and I will write to the hon. Member, and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House, as soon as the information is available.