Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Monday, 1 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 December 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 4 December 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian milk tankers have been converted to military refuelling tankers; and how many of them have been deployed to Iraq; what the (a) cost and (b) life expectancy of a (i) converted milk tanker and (ii) custom built oil tanker is; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many civilian milk tankers have been converted to military refuelling tankers; and how many of them have been deployed to Iraq; [141923] (2) what the (a) cost and (b) life expectancy of a (i) converted milk tanker and (ii) custom built oil tanker is; and if he will make a statement. [141924] Mr. Ingram: No civilian milk tankers have been converted to military refuelling tankers. The Wheeled Tanker programme, which will provide 357 tankers to carry fuel (300) and water (57) at a cost of £171 million, is planned to come into service in February 2005 and will have a 15 year life.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 415 c129-30W; 141923;141924
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Deployment Defence equipment Iraq Fuels Motor vehicles Peacekeeping operations Vehicles Tankers
Contains statistics: Yes
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