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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much fuel was purchased for UK forces in Iraq for each month since the inception of the war; from which (a) country and (b) company the fuel was purchased; and what the average price paid was. [154953] Mr. Ingram: Between August 2003 and February 2004, United Kingdom forces purchased the following amounts of fuel from Jassim Transport and Stevedoring Co WLL, Kuwait: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Diesel Unleaded Volume (litres) Cost (£) Volume (litres) Cost (£) August 2003 300,000 35,015 433,000 50,539 September 2003 330,000 38,517 360,000 42,018 October 2003 240,500 28,071 415,000 48,438 November 2003 186,500 21,768 388,000 45,287 December 2003 106,000 12,372 385,000 44,936 January 2004 594,500 69,389 275,000 32,097 February 2004 265,000 30,930 428,500 50,014 Totals 2,022,500 236,062 2,684,500 313,329 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. No figures are available prior to this date as diesel and unleaded petrol were provided to UK forces through the US supply chain. The UK does not purchase aviation fuel for its forces in Iraq. This is supplied by the US, which has lead- nation responsibility in this area.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

419 c548W;419 c549-50W; 154953

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Armed forces Iraq Fuels Peacekeeping operations Procurement Prices

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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