HC Deb 14 June 1938 vol 337 c11
15. Mr. Day

asked the Secretary of State for War particulars of the surplus armaments or war material that has been sold during the previous two years?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

As the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Day

Will the Minister also circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the list of countries to which this war material has gone?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

If the hon. Gentleman had asked that question, I should, of course, have put that in the answer.

Following is the answer:

During the two years ended 31st March, 1938, the following surplus war material was sold by the Government:

Lewis machine guns 90
20 m.m. Oerlikon guns and spares 13
Vickers machine gun spares *2
Farquhar Hill No. 1 1918 rifles and spares 25
1[...]-inch Verey pistols 2
Bayonets and scabbards 100
.303-inch rifles 1914 pattern and spares 3,429
.303-inch small arm ammunition, Mark VI and VII (rounds) 28,309,345
Rifle powder (lbs.) 172,496
Steel helmets 2,000
Obsolete air frames 154
Obsolete aero engines 653
18-inch torpedoes 29
* Small consignments of tangent sight parts.