§ 15. Mr. Dayasked 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-BelishaAs the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. DayWill the Minister also circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the list of countries to which this war material has gone?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaIf 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. |