§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the function of the Army sales team; when it was established; and what was its budget in each year since then.
§ Mr. AitkenThe Army sales teams organise and conduct demonstrations, training and trials of British defence equipment in the United Kingdom and overseas; and assist companies with sales promotion material and provide specialist advice. An Army sales team was first formed in the late 1960s. Budgetary details going back to that time could not be provided without disproportionate cost and effort. Their budget was £1.3 million in 1991–92, £1.4 million in 1992–93, and is forecast at £1.6 million in 1993–94.