HC Deb 14 April 1999 vol 329 cc241-2W
Mr. Alan Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 15 March 1999,Official Report, column 508, if he will state in each case (a) on what date the equipment listed was supplied and (b) its value. [80477]

Mr. George Robertson

Gifts of weaponry by Her Majesty's Government to overseas Governments and armed forces since 1 January 1990, showing the date that each item was supplied, and the value, are as follows:

Overseas Governments:

  • Australia
  • Gannet MkT5 aircraft—9 January 1995, £5,000
  • Belize
  • Harrier GR3–11 March 1994, £1,200
  • Stores and equipment (which included ammunition) February 1994-June 1995, £401,000
  • Canada
  • FV 433 Abbott—25 July 1994, £3,000
  • 4 x Ferret scout cars—December 1997, £4,000
  • 2 x Chieftain main battle tanks—30 March 1998 and 12 December 1998, £5,000 each
  • Other (unspecified) armoured vehicles—15 October 1992, £1,600
  • Chile
  • Harrier GR3 aircraft—24 February 1994, £1,100
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Phantom aircraft—16 January 1992, £8,500
  • Germany
  • Harrier—10 February 1992, £5,000
  • Phantom—10 February 1992, £8,500
  • Hastings aircraft—9 September 1994, £2,000
  • FV 432 armoured vehicle and Ferret scout car—September 1994, £500
  • 2 x Centurion main battle tanks—20 October 1994, £5,700
  • Jordan
  • Hunter aircraft (and spares)—15 December 1994, £22,000
  • Luxembourg
  • 25 pounder gun—14 May 1993, £2,000
  • Lebanon
  • 500 x self loading rifles—7 July 1995, £32,500
  • Norway
  • Canberra aircraft—4 May 1995, £3,000
  • Nepal
  • 70 x light machine guns—16 February 1993, £7,000
  • Self loading rifles and light machine guns—August 1994, £10,000
  • Ancillaries for light machine guns—31 May 1995, £18
  • Romania and Bulgaria
  • (Gifted through the Western European Union)
  • Combat support boats—10 August 1993, £4,500 (Plus £32,000 transportation costs)
  • Zimbabwe
  • 1,000 rounds of ammunition—17 February 1994, £375
    • 242
  • Armed forces:
  • Baltic Peacekeeping Battalion
  • Anti-tank weapons—14 May 1996, £20
  • France
  • AR Martel missiles—April-July 1994, £30,000
  • Netherlands
  • Rifle—21 May 1991, £30
  • Nepal
  • 15 x Ferret scout cars—5 August 1994, £3,750
  • Ferret spares—4 November 1996, £7,000.

Much of the equipment listed was gifted for display in national, service or other official museums in the countries concerned.

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