Military Equipment In Transit (Damage)

HC Deb 03 December 1969 vol 792 c1459

2. Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost, in each of the last three years, of damage in transit to military equipment and stores shipped from British ports to Service units overseas.

Mr. Hartersley

The estimated costs were:

				£
1966–67	…	…	…	5,800
1967–68	…	…	…	5,500
1968–69	…	…	…	3,100

These figures do not allow for sums recovered from the shipping companies

Mr. Onslow

What were the total sums involved? How much of the damage was plainly wanton?

Mr. Hattersley

I cannot give the hon. Gentleman a figure for the total involved. Virtually none of the damage was wanton.