§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide details of the location of, ammunition carried, injuries suffered, and damage to vehicles sustained in the collisions and breakdowns of military vehicles carrying explosives that occurred on 13 December 1982, 11 January 1983, 11 December 1983, 3 December 1984, 13 May 1985, 3 December 1986, 22 July 1986 and 27 April 1988, as listed in his answer of 10 May 1988,Official Report, columns 103–4.
§ Mr. NeubertNone of the collisions or breakdowns listed resulted in injury. Minor damage was, however, sustained by vehicles involved in four of the incidents. Details of the locations are as follows:
516W
Date Route Location 13 December 1982 A17 Lincolnshire 21 June 1983 A17 Lincolnshire1 11 July 1983 M4 Near Junction 131 19 October 1984 Not known Tidworth to Bulford1 Range Road, Hampshire 13 May 1985 Not known Not known 3 December 1985 Not known Cardigan, Dyfed1
Date Route Location 22 July 1986 A38 Haldon Hill, Devon 27 April 1988 A38 St. Budeaux, Devon 1 The dates of these incidents were previously incorrectly recorded. It is not our practice to provide details of ammunition carried. The remainder of the information requested is not available.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide details of the locations, type of amunition carried and measures taken to extinguish the fires on lorries loaded wih ammunition listed in his answer of 10 May 1988,Official Report, column 104, that occurred on 24 October 1984, 1 May 1986 and 30 January 1988.
§ Mr. NeubertThe incident listed on 24 October 1984 occurred near RAF Chilmark in Wiltshire and the incident listed on 1 May 1986 on the M25 20 miles west of Chelmsford. Details of the measures taken to extinguish the fires are not recorded.
For the details of the incident on 30 January 1988, I refer the hon. Member to the answer on 27 April 1988 at column 204. It is not our practice to provide details of ammunition carried.