§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent by his Department in each of the last five years hiring Mercedes-Benz trucks for British Army of the Rhine work.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is not available in respect of the occasional hire of trucks since central records of expenditure on vehicle hire do not distinguish between types of vehicle. A contract was placed in October 1987 involving the long-term lease of Mercedes tractors for transporting light armoured fighting vehicles in BAOR. Expenditure against this contract in the financial year 1987–88 was about £9,500.