§ Sir J. Edenasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the comparative cost of employing a British company and a Gurkha company on operations in the Far East; and whether he will set out a table showing, on a cost-effective basis, the comparison between a Gurkha and a British unit, taking into account their relative strength in the field, the movement costs, logistics and other essential 80W items of expenditure including the element of foreign currency involved.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThe Answer to the first part of the Question is about half; no meaningful answer could be given to the second part without disproportionate effort.