§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the purpose of the Army Board dinner for 35 hosted by he Minister of State, the hon. Member for Richmond and Barnes (Mr. Hanley), in the Tower of London in February; who was invited; what was the cost; and to what vote the cost was charged.
§ Mr. HanleyThe purpose of the Army board dinner held in the Tower of London was to honour those guests present for their outstanding support to the Army.
In addition to myself, the following attended:
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- The Duke of Wellington, KG
- Major General Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard
- Lord Westbury
- Lord Chalfont
- Lieutenant General The Honourable Sir William Rous
- General Sir Peter Inge
- General Sir Michael Wilkes
- General Sir John Learmont
- General Sir John Wilsey
- General Sir Charles Guthrie
- Vice Admiral Sir Barry Wilson
- Lieutenant General Sir Jeremy Blacker
- Colonel Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison
- Sir John Chilcot
- Sir Donald Spiers
- Sir David Gillmore
- Sir Colin McColl
- Sir Neil Thorne
- Sir Piers Bengough
- Sir Michael Burton
- Sir Michael Alexander
- Judge Rant
- Major General Michael Walker
- Colonel Philip Creasey
- Mr. Moray Stewart
- Dr. Alan Borg
- Dr. Brian Holden-Reed
- Dr. David Chandler
- The Very Reverend Eric Evans
- Mr. Tony Hall
- Mr. John Chisholm
- Mrs. Stella Rimington
- Mr. Gordon Hourston
- Mr. Kenneth Rose
- Mr. Murdo Maclean
The cost was £1,573.91 including VAT and was charged to the chief of the Defence Staff's entertainment allowance, which is included in class 1, vote 1, subhead item I11.