asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, as a result of the proposed reorganisation of the Army's logistic structure in the United Kingdom, there will be some lowering in the stan- dard of service provided to units; and if so, if he will give examples.

I cannot entirely rule out the possibility that the economy measures which are an inherent part of the logistic restructuring of the Army will lead to some lowering of the standard of routine service provided to units. Operational efficiency will, however, be maintained, and the aim of restructuring has been to maintain present standards overall.