§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the numbers and makes of the vehicles currently being leased by(a) the Royal Air Force, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Army.
§ Mr. AitkenThe Royal Navy and Royal Air Force do not have vehicles on long-term lease. The Army, which has the largest fleet of support vehicles, has the following vehicles on lease in the United Kingdom and in Germany:
Number Iveco Ford tractor units 112 Mercedes Benz tractor units 36 Volvo tractor units 17 Leyland DAF tractor units 1 Volvo rigid vehicles 9 Leyland refrigerated unit 1 Leyland DAF minibuses 28 Renault minibuses 11 Ford transit minibus 1 Minibuses (makes unknown)1 6 Box body Luton type van (make unknown)1 1 Mechanical grab (make unknown)1 1 Volkswagen pick-up 1 Peugeot cars2 36 Fiat cars2 31 Rover cars 22 Ford cars 27 Nissan cars 2 Vauxhall cars 2 Cars in BAOR1 268 Volkswagen minibuses in BAOR 54 Vans in BAOR1 15 1 The vehicle makes are unknown because the lease contract does not specify a vehicle make but calls for a vehicle type—for example 12 seater minibus. 2 The Fiat and Peugeot cars are being phased out and replaced by Rovers as their lease period expires.