§ 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. |