§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost per mile of running soft skin military vehicles of each of the main types (a) including driver cost and (b) excluding driver cost.
§ Mr. BlakerThe information requested at November 1981 prices is as follows:
(a)Costs per mile in-cluding driver pence (b)Costs per mile ex-cluding driver pence ¾-tonLandrover 88.11 25.64 4-ton Bedford truck 118.3 38.77 10-ton truck 243.72 97.93 Utility Car (Escort) 71–88 13–58 Staff Car (Cortina) 65.57 14.13 Minibus (Sherpa) 93.93 26.66 These figures are based on the average annual mileage for the most representative vehicle in each of the most common categories of soft skin vehicles and take account of fuel, lubricants, tyres, accident compensation, repairs—labour and parts—interest on capital and depreciation. Column (a) also assumes the costs of a military driver from the Royal Corps of Transport.