§ Mr. HendersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many vehicles, and of what value, were purchased by(a) his Department and (b) other public sector agencies for which he is responsible in 1988; and how many of these vehicles were British made within the definition of British as set out by the Department of Trade and Industry in its arrangement on content with the European Community.
§ Mr. Peter LloydA total of 182 vehicles were purchased in 1988 at a cost of £1.3 million, for use on matters connected with social security.
Of these vehicles 173 were United Kingdom-produced, on the definition employed by the Department of Trade and Industry for statistical purposes under which a vehicle 65W is classified as United Kingdom-produced if the United Kingdom content exceeds 50 per cent. of the ex-works value.