§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many brief cases have been issued to civil servants over the past two years; what has been the cost; and what is the size and value of current stocks of brief cases held by the Government.
§ Mr. Charles R. Morris8,884 standard plastic brief cases costing about £14,000 have been issued to Government Departments in the past two years. A stock of 940 of these worth about £1,700 is held. A further 8,000 brief cases for special purposes, such as those with security safeguards, were issued at a cost of £87,000. Stocks are held of 328 of these, worth £2,800.