§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Secretary of State for Defence what plant and equipment from the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich, has been disposed of by public auction since January, 1964; what was the date of acquisition of the various items; what was their original cost to the taxpayer; who purchased them at the auctions; and what price was realised for them.
§ Mr. MulleyIt is not usual practice to disclose details of the purchasers of surplus equipment and storesnor to give details of prices realised. The following is the information asked for in the first three parts of the question. Machine tools have not been included.
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Description Number Date of Acquisition Original Cost £ Paint Mill … … … … 1 1918 399 Butt Welding Plant … … … … 1 1944 432 Portable Electric Welding Plant … … … … 1 1936 152 1 1941 95 1 ton Portable Crane with Gantry … … … … 1 1943 86 10 cwt. Hand Operated Hoist … … … … 1 1956 36 1 1958 34 Pye Bending Machine … … … … 1 1952 828 Extraction Fan … … … … 1 1951 870 15 cwt. Foundry Caste with Trolley … … … … 1 1938 73 Factory Scales and Equipment … … … … 1 1939–49 224 Coal Fired Loco … … … … 1 1917 173 Oil Fired Loco … … … … 1 1916 1,384 Steam Loco Boiler … … … … 1 1916 13 Diesel Crawler Crane 22 cwt. … … … … 1 1942 1,472 Diesel Crawler Crane 21 cwt. … … … … 1 1941 1,628 5 ton Loco Crane … … … … 1 1941 1,375 6 ton Loco Crane … … … … 1 1916 737 7 ton Loco Crane … … … … 1 1941 1,726 Floor Scouring machine … … … … 1 1955–61 269 Emery Cloth Testing machine … … … … 1 1955–61 Gas Fired Heat Treatment Oven … … … … 1 1955–61 Billet De-scaler … … … … 1 1957 323 Concentricity Test machine … … … … 1 1950 750 Welded Steel Crane Skip … … … … 1 1952 345