§ Mr. Michael Cocksasked the Minister of State for Defence how many Army personnel are equipped with 1937 web equipment; and how many sets of 1937 web equipment are held in stock.
§ Mr. G. Johnson Smith90,000 men of the Regular Army are equipped with 1937 pattern web equipment. This equipment is also issued to most members of the TAVR, and all members of the UDR, and to Army Sections of the CCF and the Army Cadet Force. Adequate stocks of the component parts are held162W to maintain this equipment in service during the rest of its anticipated life.