Vol. 482 No. 4
83 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Defence the total amount of money spent on purchases of army, FCA and Naval uniforms over the past five years; the total cost of combat uniforms purchased; and the total number of combat uniforms over the same period. [18320/97]
The total expenditure on purchases of uniforms for the Army, FCA and Naval Service over the period 1993-97 inclusive amounted to £10,680,000 (£8,750,000, Army; £1,400,000, FCA; and £530,000, Naval Service).
The total cost of combat uniforms and the quantities purchased over the same period are as follows:
|
Cost |
Quantities |
|
|
£ |
||
|
1993 |
800,000 |
8,000 |
|
1994 |
200,000 |
2,000 |
|
1995 |
516,000 |
5,000 |
|
1996 |
1,040,000 |
10,000 |
|
1997 |
106,000 |
1,000 |
|
2,662,000 |
26,000 |
