HC Deb 08 July 1946 vol 425 cc15-6
34. Mr. W. Shepherd

asked the Minister of Supply how many vehicles and motor cycles, surplus to requirements, are now being held in the British zone in Germany.

The Minister of Supply (Mr. John Wilmot)

Some 10,000 trucks and miscellaneous military vehicles and 2,400 motor cycles now in the British zone in Germany have been declared surplus.

Mr. Shepherd

Can the Minister say what steps he proposes to take to make these vehicles available for use in this country, and how much longer he intends to allow them to rot in Germany?

Mr. Wilmot

Some have just been declared surplus and those suitable for being brought here will be brought.