HC Deb 05 March 1940 vol 358 cc230-1W
Mr. Gledhill

asked the Secretary of State for War the number of motor vehicles hired by his Department; and the rate per day paid for each class of vehicle?

Mr. Stanley

I regret that the information is not available. Hirings are arranged locally, many of them from day to day, and the rates vary in different localities. To produce a total figure for hirings on any given day would entail very considerable labour.

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