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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the order was placed for the supply of desert boots and uniforms prior to the war in Iraq; what quantities were ordered; what the contract price was; when the order was supplied; and what the final cost was. [120730] Mr. Ingram: Due to the scale of deployment of personnel to Iraq, contracts were placed prior to the commencement of operations to supplement stock already held under planning assumptions. These are shown in the following table. The delivery dates reflect the dates for delivery of the items to the Ministry of Defence's central storage depots in the United Kingdom. I am withholding details of cost in accordance with Exemption 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Order Item Contract placed Quantity Delivery period Desert Trouser 19 and 24 December 2002 89,700 February to April Desert Lightweight Jacket 19 and 24 December 2002 92,750 February to April Desert Boots 29 November 2002 and 10 January 30,000 February to April 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

120730; 408 c46W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Contracts Armed forces Armed conflict Clothing Footwear Iraq Procurement Prices Uniforms Iraq conflict

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