§ Norman LambTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list aircraft sold to civilian804W (a) individuals and (b) companies by the Department in each of the last five years; and who the purchaser was in each case. [124257]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 8 July 2003]: All aircraft sold over the last five years by type of aircraft, the year in which the sale took place and the numbers are set out in the table. The table includes aircraft sold for scrap metal recovery. Our records do not differentiate between individuals and companies.
Details of purchasers of surplus equipment are a matter of commercial and customer confidentiality and I am therefore withholding details under Exemptions 12 and 13 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.
Year of sale Aircraft Type 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Jet Provost — — 1 — — 1 Jetstream — 2 — — — — Meteor 1 — — — — — Schleicher Valiant Glider — — 4 — — — Varsity 1 — — — — — Victor 2 — — — — — Andover 1 — — — — — BAC 1–11 — — 1 — — — BAE 146 — — — — — — Bucaneer — — 3 1 — — Bulldog — 6 28 73 — — Chipmunk — — 3 — — — Canberra 1 — — — 3 2 Chieftan 1 — — — — — Devon 1 — — — — — Gnat — — 1 — — — HS 125 2 — — — — 1 Harrier 2 6 — 2 11 2 Hunter 2 2 7 — 1 — Jaguar 2 — — 3 2 — Schempp-Hirth Janus-C — — 1 — — — Javelin 1 — — — — — Gazelle 4 2 8 20 4 3 Lynx Helicopters — — — — 3 — Sioux Helicopters — 1 — — — — Wessex 14 2 4 3 6 — Whirlwind 1 1 2 — — — VC10 — — 1 — — — Lightning 1 — — — — — Shackleton 1 — — — — — Tornado — 1 2 7 15 4 Puma — — — — — 1 Hercules — — — 2 — — Sea King — — — — 1 — Viking Glider — — — — 1 — Phantom 4 — 6 10 — —