§ 42. Flight-Lieutenant Haireasked the Minister of Supply and of Aircraft Production what quantities and value of surplus goods have been disposed of in the past six months by his Department to the public.
§ Mr. WilmotThe total value of sales by my Department, apart from those to U.N.R.R.A. and the paying Allies, during the six months ending 31st January last was approximately £14,200,000. This consists of:
Made up articles—worth £8,600,000.
Scrap wool and rags—worth £750,000.
Scrap metal—worth £4,850,000.
Quantities are a little difficult to express. Under made up articles are included 111,000 tons of stores measured by tonnage, 94,000 items of significant individual value and 29,000,000 articles of minor value. The scrap wool and rags weighed approximately 9,700 tons and the scrap metal approximately 816,000 tons.