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Written question asked by Ann Winterton (Conservative) on Monday, 14 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 May 2007. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Tanks: Peace Keeping Operations

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost per track/road mile, excluding crew costs, of operating the (a) Challenger 2 Tank, (b) Mastiff and (c) Bulldog in Iraq.
Answer

Operational track mile cost data are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.The full capitation cost for the Challenger 2 Tank (all variants) based on peacetime usage is calculated as 496.15 per kilometre.Costs for the Mastiff and Bulldog are not currently available as these vehicles have only recently entered service.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
137619; 460 c1191-2W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations Tanks
Link
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