§ 99. Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Secretary of State for Air how many blankets, used and unused, are in stock; and, in view of the reduction in personnel which has recently taken place and the surplus stocks resulting therefrom, what steps have been, or are being, taken to dispose of this surplus.
§ Mr. de FreitasAt present we have about 1½ million blankets in stock at maintenance units in this country. Three-quarters of a million of these have been declared as surplus to the Ministry of378W Supply who are responsible for their disposal.