Quoted examples of said waste ...
Six propellers, total value £1.1million, for the remaining Type 42 destroyers. Only one is still in service.
A ten-year supply of fire-resistant overalls even though fewer than 200 a year are issued.
Enough spare parts for the Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol aircraft to last 54 years. The plane was scrapped in 2009.
Twenty-five air conditioning units valued at £135,000 have not been used since at least March 2007. Twelve of them are unfit for use.
I bet you'll still find a few of those wonderful brown waxed packages containing WWII Gauntlets Leather Air Gunner
