§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for each of the armed services,564W for each of the last four years, the number of small-arms weapons that have been declared surplus to requirements. [31426]
§ Mr. SoamesOur records are not maintained in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the total number of small arms declared surplus to requirements over the last four years is 235,200, of which 44,300 await disposal.