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Written question asked by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 18 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated cost of keeping the First World War medal index cards is; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the estimated cost of keeping the first world war medal index cards is; and if he will make a statement. [223558] Mr. Caplin: It is estimated that the cost to the Ministry of Defence of continuing to store these records is in the order of £1,000 per month.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c1109W; 223558
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Armed forces Costs Archives Public records Medals Storage World War I Departmental records
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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