§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research he has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the price of goods available to British forces in NAAFI shops overseas, with particular reference to Iraq, compared with NAAFI shops in the UK; and if he will make a statement. [164179]
§ Mr. IngramNAAFI pricing policy is routinely reviewed by the Ministry of Defence in the forum of the NAAFI Council, which is the body that provides strategic direction to NAAFI under the chairmanship of the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, Personnel.
NAAFI prices in Iraq are set at a level that, depending on the products involved, match either local competition (e.g. in the stores serving American and Dutch troops), prices charged by NAAFI in Germany, (which are in the main substantially cheaper than in the United Kingdom), or at the same prices as in Spar shops in the UK.