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Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 8 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 July 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Thursday, 22 July 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located.
Answer

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many departmental publications are in storage; and where they are located. [183868] Mr. Caplin: The Ministry of Defence's main storage depot for publications is in Llangennech in South Wales. This site currently holds copies of over 170,000 different forms and publications. However, many other publications are issued by, and stored at, unit level and information about these is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
183868; 424 c526W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Buildings Government departments Publications Location Ministry of Defence Storage
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk