§ Mr. John Hallasked the Minister of Defence what is the cost per annum of housing and feeding, respectively, an other rank in barracks in each of the three fighting Services.
§ Sir W. MoncktonRecords of expenditure are not kept by the Service Departments in a form which enables me to give my hon. Friend a precise answer, but it has been estimated that the average annual cost of feeding a man up to and including the rank of corporal (and equivalent) living in single accommodation in the United Kingdom is about £85 a year. Because of the great variations in the standards of accommodation and other factors it is not possible to provide a comparable estimate for the annual cost of housing a Service man.