HC Deb 19 March 2003 vol 401 cc778-9W
John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what stocks his Department holds, broken down by unit, of(a) desert boots, (b) desert clothing, (c) Combat 95 clothing and (d) tents; and if he will make a statement. [102807]

Mr. Ingram

With regard to boots and clothing, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 January 2003,Official Record, column 640W to the hon. Member for Hereford (Mr. Keetch).

With regard to tents, units hold only a small quantity of tents for use as administrative and storage facilities. Information on numbers at each unit is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.