HC Deb 23 February 1948 vol 447 c299W
99. Commander Maitland

asked the Minister of Works why 18,000 Army mattresses were recently moved from Hitcham, Suffolk, to Woodhall, Lincolnshire; how much the transport of these goods is estimated to have cost; and how much petrol was used.

Mr. Key

These mattresses, from R.A.F. Depot, Hitcham, were taken over by my Department for official use, and were moved to the nearest available store as the depot is being cleared. Altogether, about 30,000 mattresses have been sent to Woodhall at a total cost of £687 10s. The removal was undertaken by 10 contractors in the course of their normal business and no accurate figures of petrol consumption are available, but it is estimated that about 900 gallons would be used.