Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide information on the (a) number and (b) type of cold weather clothing in use with the Royal Air Force in the (i) current financial year and (ii) in each of the last 10 financial years.

All personnel are provided with appropriate clothing and personal equipment during pre-deployment preparation.

However, information regarding the amount and type of cold weather clothing is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.