HC Deb 04 May 1989 vol 152 c243W
Mr. Andrew Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what payments were made to armed services charities from moneys arising from the error in the retail price index.

Mr. Neubert

Payments were made from Ministry of Defence funds, consequent upon the error in calculation of the retail prices index discovered in 1987, to the following charitable organisations for further distribution:

£
King George's Fund for Sailors 282,000
Army Benevolent Fund 498,000
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund 418,000