HC Deb 23 April 1986 vol 96 c175W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what were the sizes, numbers and names of foreign manufacturers who supplied small arms ammunition to the United Kingdom in 1985–86.

Mr. Norman Lamont

In 1985–86 the Ministry of Defence purchased small arms ammunition from:

Size Number Purchased by MOD (millions) Manufacturers
.303 inch 1.0 Greek Powder & Cartridge Company
.50 inch 0.7 Greek Powder & Cartridge Company
5.56 mm 4.0 FN Herstal—Belgium
7.62 mm 2.2 FN Herstal—Belgium
7.62 mm 4.0 Metallwork Elisenhutte—FR Germany
7.62 mm 0.5 Dynamit Nobel—FR Germany
7.62 mm 33.0 INDEP—Portugal

Range of gross income in 1985–86 £ per annum Number of single people and married couples* thousands Amount of gross income £ billion Total income tax due £ billion Total net income after tax £ billion
Over:
10,000 7,180 (3,180) 118.2 24.2 94.0
15,000 2,890 (1,610) 65.9 15.4 50.5
20,000 1,280 (700) 38.4 10.3 28.1
* The figure in brackets is the number of married couples where the wife has earned income above the wife's earned income allowance.

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