HC Deb 09 February 2000 vol 344 cc161-2W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost of installing the UK/VSC 501 system on the 18 Land Rovers and the Hagglunds BV206 vehicles currently being delivered to the Royal Marines. [108591]

Dr. Moonie

This is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency. I have asked the Chief Executive to write to the hon. Member.

Letter front Sir Robert Walmsley to Mr. Mike Hancock, dated 9 February 2000. I am replying to your question to the Secretary of State for Defence about the cost to the Ministry of Defence of installing the UK/VSC 501 satellite system on the 18 Land Rovers and the Hagglunds BV206 vehicles being delivered to the Royal Marines. This matter falls to me for answer within my area of responsibility as Chief of Defence Procurement and Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency. This procurement provided for the upgrade of 18 MOD-owned Land Rover-mounted VSC 501 terminals together with the development and production of two new terminals on MOD-owned Hagglunds BV206 vehicles. The total cost of the work was £11M and the vehicles were delivered between March and September 1999. This cost includes the procurement of spares, training, equipment documentation and supporting infrastructure to provide the users with full terminal functionality and connectivity.