§ Mr. PageTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on missiles procured from the USA in the last 10 years, expressed in dollars. [74013]
§ Mr. SpellarExpenditure at outturn prices on the procurement of missiles from the USA for the period 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1998 is as follows:
$ million Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile 98.0 Harpoon 70.7 Sidewinder 30.3 Tomahawk 24.8 Trident 866.1
TCHD MK2—Unscheduled stops since 9 March 1998 25 March 1998 27 March 1998 Location A428 west of Cambridge M25 Jn 15 adjacent to M4/M25 interchange Length of delay 5 minutes 5 minutes Circumstances ABS shows fault—System reset ABS shows fault—System reset No alterations or modifications have been made to these vehicles during this period. There have been 2 occasions on which the vehicles were obliged to make unscheduled stops to deal with technical problems. The circumstances are as follows:
TCHD MK2 mechanical problems since 9 March 1998
Mechanical Problems
- Spurious ABS electrical faults requiring system resets.
- Drivers door catch broken. New door catch fitted.
- Radiator coolant leak. Hose clip tightened.
- Punctures to road wheels. Road wheel changed.
- Headlamp inoperative. Wiring connection re-made.
- Air conditioning inoperative. Drive belts replaced.
- Water leak into cab. Seal to roof hatch replaced.
- Fuel leak. Fuel pipe union tightened.