Horses and Ponies

HC Deb 29 March 1995 vol 257 cc694-5W

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) ponies and (b) horses have been owned by his Department in each of the last 10 years. [16078]

Mr. Soames

[holding answer 24 March 1995]: My Department had a requirement for 517 horses in each year between 1985 and 1991; this changed to 471 in 1992, 499 in 1993 and 1994, and will reduce to 433 next month. In addition, we owned five ponies throughout this period.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many(a) ponies and (b) horses have been transported by his Department to (i) Cyprus and (ii) Germany in each of the last 10 years. [16077]

Mr. Soames

[holding answer 24 March 1995]: An average of three horses were transported to Germany each year between 1985 to 1992. Two ponies were transported to Cyprus in 1991 and one in 1994.