HC Deb 23 May 1989 vol 153 cc470-1W
Mr. Henderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many vehicles and at 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

Department Vehicles purchased by department Vehicles purchased by public sector agencies Number of British made vehicles1
Number Value2 Number Value2
DANI 74 918,705 52
DOE 134 1,691,242 135 2,992,866 237
DENT3 1 11,000 134 2,626,734
DHSS4 183 2,067,550 118
DED 3 22,902 213 2,120,527 161
1 This list is based on the definition employed by the Department of Trade and Industry for statistical purposes, under which a vehicle is classified as United Kingdom—produced if the United Kingdom context exceeds 50 per cent. of the ex-works value.
2 Includes VAT.
3 Department of Education was unable to establish number of British made vehicles.
4 Department of Health and Social Services could provide only a total figure for both Departments and the public sector.