§ Mr. Menzie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the items of equipment lost during Operation Granby and the cost of replacement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonFull information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Work is still continuing in inspecting items returned from the Gulf and the final replacement costs will not be known for some time. The Comptroller and Auditor General stated in a note to the class I appropriation accounts 1991–1992, Cm 197–1, that he was
generally satisfied that, in the circumstances, the Department took all reasonable steps to maintain control over their stores and equipment".
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many containers of equipment were lost during Operation Granby; and what each contained.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonSome 7,000 containers were used in the Gulf, and 87 remained unaccounted for when action was taken in July 1992 to compensate their owners and to write them off. No record is available of what, if anything, these containers held.