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Written question asked by Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 December 2010.

Armed Forces: Uniforms

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent on replacing the ceremonial uniforms of (a) the Grenadier Guards, (b) the Coldstream Guards, (c) the Scots Guards, (d) the Irish Guards, and (e) the Welsh Guards, in each of the last five years.
Answer

The expenditure over the past five complete financial years for replacing ceremonial uniforms, including hats, boots, belts, jackets, trousers and gloves, is provided in the following table.

Guard Regiment Financial Year
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Grenadier Guards £38,000 £170,000 £349,000 £282,000 £86,000
Coldstream Guards £151,000 £290,000 £146,000 £188,000 £35,000
Scots Guards £28,000 £172,000 £69,000 £185,000 £37,000
Irish Guards £33,000 £172,000 £114,000 £872,000 £61,000
Welsh Guards £129,000 £163,000 £109,000 £86,000 £78,000

The expenditure for the Irish Guards in 2008-09 was necessarily higher because the cloth and colour of the ceremonial uniform striping was changed. Expenditure in 2009-10 was lower than previous financial years, principally as there has been no business requirement to replace so many uniforms.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5164; 723 c270WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Army Expenditure Uniforms
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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