§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average amount of time spent by each British Army of the Rhine infantry battalion on(a) battalion level training and (b) company level training in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to him on 17 January 1989, at columns131–32. It is not possible to provide the detailed information requested for years prior to 1987 except at disproportionate cost. Such figures are, however, unlikely to differ significantly from those for 1987.
§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average amount of time spent by each British Army of the Rhine armoured regiment on(a) regimental training and (b) squadron/troop training in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to him on 17 January 1989, at column132. It is not possible to provide the detailed information requested for years prior to 1987 except at disproportionate cost. Such figures however, are unlikely to differ significantly from those for 1987.
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§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average number of miles travelled annually by each British Army of the Rhine vehicle during training in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIt is not possible to derive the information requested from existing records.
§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average amount of fuel consumed annually by each British Army of the Rhine vehicle during training in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIt is not possible to identify fuel consumed specifically during training. The figures detailing the total British Army of the Rhine fuel consumption for all types of vehicles by financial year are as follows:
Financial year Cubic Meters 1979–80 70,213 1980–81 64,422 1981–82 64,674 1982–83 68,839 1983–84 69,169 1984–85 175,735 1985–86 68,400 1986–87 66,768 1987–88 67,720 1 The major reinforcement exercise, exercise Lionheart, was held during this financial year.
§ Mr. Sean HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average amount of training ammunition used annually by(a) British Army of the Rhine infantry battalions and (b) British Army of the Rhine armoured regiments in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.