§ Sir Patrick Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether in the exercise Display Determination, all equipment used by Royal Marines, particularly boots, stoves and rucksacks, proved adequate.
§ Mr. StanleyTaken overall, the Royal Marine equipment on exercise Display Determination proved very adequate.
My Department was already aware of possible defects in limited quantities of the new combat high boot; rectification is in hand.
The Bergen rucksack has certain limitations, particularly for the commando role, and we therefore plan to equip these forces next year with a new rucksack based on a British commercial design.
The Hexamine personal solid-fuel cooker has given a dependable performance for many years.