Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 17 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 June 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 June 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who drew up the specification for the desert boots and uniforms that were ordered for use in the war in Iraq; who manufactured them; and if he will make a statement. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who drew up the specification for the desert boots and uniforms that were ordered for use in the war in Iraq; who manufactured them; and if he will make a statement. [120731] Mr. Ingram: The specification for the desert boots ordered for use in the war in Iraq was drawn up by the manufacturer and approved after evaluation by the Ministry of Defence. The specifications for the other principal uniform items (i.e. lightweight jacket and trousers) were drawn up by qualified Ministry of Defence personnel. The suppliers were as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Item Contractor Desert Boots Iturri S.A. (Seville) Lightweight Jacket Cookson & Clegg; Feuchter Workwear Gmbh Lightweight Trousers Cookson & Clegg; Feuchter Workwear Gmbh _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 120731; 407 c878-9W;407 c882-3W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Contracts Armed forces Armed conflict Clothing Footwear Iraq Procurement Uniforms Iraq conflict Deserts
Contains statistics: Yes
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