HC Deb 20 February 1986 vol 92 c326W
Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list by country and class the number of visiting warships to the British base on Ascension Island in the last five years.

Mr. Stanley

Full records of visits by warships to Ascension Island are not generally retained. However, in the time available, the following information can be provided about visits by warships other than those of the Royal Navy:

Year and Supplier Type Quantity (000)
Dynamit Nobel 9 mm Blank 250
Raufoss 7.62 mm Tracer 1,800
1984–85 Dynamit Nobel 9 mm Ball 5,000
Metallwerk Elisenhutte 7.62 mm Blank 5,100
Raufoss 7.62 Ball 10,000
Raufoss 7.62 Tracer 3,000

The value of these contracts is commercially confidential.