Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Monday, 26 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 30 April 1999. It was answered by Derek Fatchett (Labour) on Friday, 30 April 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of vehicles used by (a) diplomatic posts and (b) government departments overseas are (i) British manufactured and (ii) non-British manufactured.

Answer: Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of vehicles used by (a) diplomatic posts and (b) Government departments overseas are (i) British manufactured and (ii) non-British manufactured. [82558] Mr. Fatchett: Of the 1,202 vehicles currently supplied to diplomatic Posts overseas, 61.6 per cent. are British manufactured and 38.4 per cent. non-British manufactured. The information to answer part (b) of this question is not centrally held.

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