§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many surplus RAF aircraft have been sold in each of the last five years; and to whom they were sold. [84567]
§ Mr. SpellarThe numbers of surplus RAF aircraft including helicopters sold in each of the last five years by the MOD's Disposal Sales Agency were as follows:
Year 1994 154 1995 54 1996 34 1997 61 1998 45 A small number of these aircraft were sold to the armed forces of India, Oman, Uruguay and Sri Lanka. The majority, however, went to over 130 UK and overseas 2W commercial enterprises and individuals. To identify each of these, and to seek their agreement to being named, would incur disproportionate cost.