§ Mr. Tom Benyonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total bill for telephone usage for the British Army of the Rhine in the last completed accounting period.
§ Mr. HayhoePrecise figures are not available, but is is estimated that the telephone element of total communications costs for the British Army of the Rhine for the latest accounting period, covering 1 April to 31 October 1980, is some £2,150,000. The attention of all staff has recently been drawn to the expense of telecommunications and to ways of making economies.