§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his reply of 22 February,Official Report, columns 252–55, regarding staff cars for officers in the armed services, what the annual mileage of their dedicated staff car was the for latest year for which the information is available for the posts numbered 11, 12, 31, 47, 76, 79 and 90.
§ Mr. SoamesThe mileage of the cars in question during the latest 12-month period for which information is available is as follows:
Miles Serial 11, Commander British Forces Cyprus 16,318 Serial 12, Commander British Forces Falkland Islands 10,046 Serial 31, Commander British Forces Gibraltar 6,283 Serial 47, General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland 12,000 Serial 76, Commander British Forces Hong Kong 11,968 Serial 79, Governor of Gibraltar 2,175 Serial 90, Director General Saudi Armed Forces Project 13,500 In some cases, topographical and security reasons may necessitate additional vehicles or other methods of transport being used. The serial numbers will have changed in the pursuant question which I answered yesterday.