asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the strength of the part-time element of the Ulster Defence Regiment on 30 June and 31 December, for each year since 1 January 1972.

The information requested is as follows:of by his Department every year to worthy causes in need of such equipment, such as the Welsh Institute of Marine Archaeology and History.

The sales supply department will be pleased to put organisations such as the Welsh Institute of Marine Archaeology and History in touch with the various public auctions and competitive tendering that we arrange. However, because of the loss of defence funds and the need to make arrangements for refurbishing the goods I regret that it is not possible to give surplus defence equipment to charitable organisations.

Blocks of work											Number of posts
Service and civilian personnel management					…	…	…	…	…	…	325
Stores management and procurement					…	…	…	…	…	…	205
Defence equipment codification, Mottingham						…	…	…	…	…	240
Army pensions, Stanmore			…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	120
Equipment standardisation			…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	100
Assistant directorate of contracts (general stores), Cessington								…	…	…	40
Air technical publications, Chessington					…	…	…	…	…	…	130
Defence research information centre, St. Mary Cray							…	…	…	…	80
Common services staff		…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	160
Total	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	1,400

The make-up of the 1,400 posts in the dispersal package will be kept under review to take account of any changes resulting from the continuing search for economy and efficiency in the functions of the Department.