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Written question asked by Earl Attlee (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 June 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 June 2019. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 June 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Vehicles

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that heavy goods vehicle tyres used by the Ministry of Defence that are more than 10 years old are not exported for use in developing countries; and what estimate they have made of the loss of income from such sales.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely scraps used tyres through a contractor, therefore none are exported overseas. However, when tyres are attached to heavy goods vehicles, it is possible that those over 10 years old could be exported, as all ex-MOD vehicles are sold as seen. There is currently no loss of income associated with such vehicle sales.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL16131
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Armed forces Developing countries Exports Vehicles Tyres
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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