HC Deb 23 June 1967 vol 748 cc363-4W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value in 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966 of sales of Royal Air Force surplus equipment.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The figures for the relevant financial years were as follows:

1963–64 … … £1,997,000
1964–65 … … £3,857,000
1965–66 … … £3,500,000
1966–67 … … £6,130,000

The figures for the last two financial years are estimates because Ministry of Defence accounts of sales of surplus equipment no longer fully distinguish between the three Service Departments.