§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fast insertion craft are operated by his Department; what is their cost; and when the first craft was brought into service. [72643]
§ Mr. SpellarEach vessel costs between £600,000 and £950,000, and they have been in service since 1994. Details of the numbers operated are withheld under exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of repairing the damage to the Royal Marines' fast insertion craft incurred on 19 January in Norway. [72645]
§ Mr. SpellarThe cost is estimated to be £106,000.