Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his assessment of how many(a) armoured personnel carriers, (b) armoured infantry fighting vehicles, (c) heavy armoured combat vehicles, (d) artillery pieces, (e) combat aircraft and (f) attack helicopters the United Kingdom will deploy by 1995.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonOur plans envisage deployment of some 450 armoured infantry fighting vehicles, some 330 artillery pieces, some 400 combat aircraft and some 250 attack helicopters, as defined by the conventional forces in Europe treaty, within the Army and RAF. The exact quantity of armoured personnel carriers and heavy armoured combat vehicles to be deployed is still under review, but will be within the limits set in the CFE treaty.