§ Mr. Wareingasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list his official engagements and those of the Ministers in his Department for Friday 18 November 1983; and which of these were cancelled. postponed or curtailed.
590Wamount expended varies from unit to unit depending upon the number of personnel, irrespective of rank and marital status, who live in mess.
Messes are required to spend on food a sum of £1.09½ per day for each member who lives in mess. For a typical United Kingdom-based infantry battalion this represents an approximate expenditure per month of £330 for officers, £480 for sergeants and £9,750 for other ranks.