Written question asked by Bob Laxton (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 May 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 13 May 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the reliability of the Oshkosh support vehicles currently deployed in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Laxton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the reliability of the Oshkosh support vehicles currently deployed in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. [171575] Mr. Ingram: I assume that the Oshkosh support vehicles to which you refer are the Heavy Equipment Transporters. A fleet of 16 was deployed to Iraq in November 2003, and their reliability is assessed on a monthly basis against Key Performance Indicators. To date, these have all been achieved.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 171575; 421 c558W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Deployment Defence equipment Iraq Transport Oshkosh tank transporters
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk