§ Mr. CartwrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many publications are currently being handled by the service publications and forms store at Woolwich arsenal; how many documents are now being issued annually; and what were the comparable figures(a) five and (b) ten years earlier.
§ Mr. NeubertThe Royal Air Force and Royal Navy keep forms and publications in two separate stores at Woolwich arsenal. These, together with the Army stocks at Donnington, are to be relocated to Llangennech, Dyfed by 1991.
60WThe Air Force currently holds about 2 million copies of publications and the Navy almost one million. Some 950,000 and 250,000 copies are issued annually from the respective stores.
Records of stock holdings and issues, five and 10 years ago, are not maintained and it would not be cost effective to research these details. Stocks of publications have, however, increased over the years and the collocation of the stores will present an opportunity to reduce stocks, rationalise systems and generally improve efficiency.