§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out in tabular form the comparable costs per animal of veterinary care of dogs in (a) the Army and (b) the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. FreemanAs I indicated to my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton in answer to his question of 3 July, at column645, a study has been completed into the establishment of a joint Service dog school at RAF Newton. The study team's report included estimates of costs for veterinary care of dogs in the Army and RAF in the United Kingdom. These figures are being validated by the Services together with the other information contained in the report. It would therefore be premature for me to release this type of detailed information at the present time. I will write to my hon. Friend when the report is finalised.