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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 November 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Army Tanks

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many tanks have been sold by the Government in the last five years; and to which countries.
Answer

One surplus demilitarised Chieftain MK5/3 Main Battle Tank (MET) was sold commercially in 2004 and nine surplus Challenger 1 MET hulks were disposed of by scrap metal recovery. No surplus MBTs have been sold on a Government-to-Government basis in the last five years. However, 399 Challenger 1 MBTs have been gifted to the Jordanian armed forces under the Al Hussein Project.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
28087; 439 c1559W;439 c1561W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Arms trade Metals Sales Tanks Jordan Surpluses
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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