§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list, by volume and type, the surplus(a) furniture or household items, (b) clothing, (c) plant, machinery or tools, (d) electrical goods, (e) electronic goods, (f) computer equipment, (g) ships, (h) aircraft, (i) tanks, (j) armoured vehicles, (k) artillery, (l) ammunition, (m) missiles, (n) helicopters, (o) torpedoes and (p) other items sold to acceptable foreign Governments in the last three years for which information is available; if he will identify the countries invovled; and if he will give the total receipts for each category of item. [15802]
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§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 27 March 1995]: Sales to foreign Governments in the last three years have been as follows:
Number Plant and machinery: Tractors 4 Trailers 1 Dump trucks (medium) 3 Dump trucks (light) 3 Cranes 1 Crawlers 1 Graders 2 Caterpillar 3 18 Ships: Type 21 frigates 6 Type 22 frigates 4 Leander class frigates 2 Fleet tankers 2 River class minesweepers 7 Offshore patrol vessels 1 22 Aircraft: Jaguars 1 Jet Provost ground runners 3 4 Armoured Vehicles: Scorpion CVRTs 12 Artillery: M109s 117 Skyflash 300 BL755 50 350 Helicopters: Wasps 6 Lynx HAS3 3 9 Ammunition: 200 rounds mortars — 10k misc. explosives — 200k + small arms — 56k + artillery — Various naval ammunition — The total value of sales was £206 million.