Written question asked by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007.

Afghanistan: Military Vehicles

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the deployment of all Mastiff and Vector vehicles to Afghanistan is on schedule to be completed by autumn 2007; and how many Mastiff and Vector vehicles are available to service personnel for training purposes prior to deployment to Afghanistan.

Answer: We continue to deliver Mastiff and Vector vehicles to Afghanistan and it is anticipated that delivery of initial orders of Mastiff will indeed be completed this autumn. We expect to receive all of the initial orders of Vector by the end of the year and we will continue to deploy them to Afghanistan and the UK training fleet. The noble Lord will be aware that we are seeking to order further Mastiff vehicles, although a delivery schedule is not yet agreed. There are currently 18 Mastiff and 23 Vector vehicles in the training fleet.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 5343; 695 c173WA
Session: 2006-07
Subjects: Armed forces Deployment Armoured fighting vehicles Peacekeeping operations Training Afghanistan
Contains statistics: Yes
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