§ Dr. Julian LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when the policy of instructing submarine crews to share rollneck jumpers and foul-weather suits was initiated by staff in his Department; and for what reasons; [161827]
(2) what estimate he has made of the effect on (a) operational efficiency and (b) morale of instructing submarine crews to share rollneck jumpers and foul-weather suits;[161829]
(3) what the estimated savings are per submarine per month of the policy of sharing rollneck jumpers and foul-weather suits; [161828]
401W(4) if he will list those submarines in which crew members have been instructed to share (a) rollneck jumpers and (b) foul-weather suits. [161826]
§ Mr. IngramThere is no policy that submarine crews are to share rollneck jumpers and there has been no reduction in the allocation of foul-weather clothing suits. On the contrary, a programme is in place to increase the number of sets of foul-weather clothing suits issued.
We have not estimated the savings that might accrue from adopting a policy of sharing personal clothing.