§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which firms are bidding for military vehicle contracts; and what is(a) the size of their work force and (b) the country in which they are based. [81694]
§ Dr. MoonieCurrent competitions for military vehicles include(a) HILLS (High Velocity Missile, Improved Medium Mobility, Lightweight Mobile Launcher, Shoulder Launch System) (b) Wheeled Tankers (c) Cargo Tracks and Wheeled Recovery Vehicles and (d) The Future Command Liaison Vehicle. I am withholding information relating to proposed purchases for Special Forces use under Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, which covers defence, security and international relations.
Project Company Workforce1 Country in which company based HILLS Automotive Technik Ltd. Under 250 UK Wheeled tankers Marshall Specialist Vehicle Ltd. Under 500 UK Wheeled tankers Oshkosh Truck Corporation Under 250 USA Support vehicles Oshkosh Truck Corporation Under 250 USA Support vehicles Stewart & Stevenson TV Under 250 USA Support vehicles MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd. 2Under 2,000 UK Support vehicles Mercedes- Benz UK Defence 3— UK FCLV Alvis Specialist Vehicles4 500 UK FCLV UDLP — 5USA FCLV VDS 500 UK 1 Approximate UK work force numbers 2 Includes ERF Ltd. work force 3 Figure not available 4 Alvis have taken over VDS but at present there is a "Chinese wall" between the two competing components 5 UDLP are setting up a base in the UK. US work force numbers are 5,000