§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will consider the privatisation of the services' catering arrangements; and if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the number of officers and other ranks in each grade in each service who are wholly or partly responsible for catering, including the ordering, transporting and holding of stocks of foodstuffs and kitchen equipment and materials, the total cost including all administrative overheads, pension provision etc. and the cost per meal served.
§ Mr. SainsburyI will write to the hon. Member.