AFGHANISTAN
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future use of the Afghanistan Operational Equipment Fleet; and if he will make a statement. [182353]
Mr Francois, Minister of State for the Armed Forces [holding answer 13 January 2014]: The future of equipment bought through the Urgent Operational Requirement process for operations in Afghanistan is currently being considered, with a departmental provision of £1.5 billion over 10 years.
I can confirm that we have already decided to bring some two thousand Protected Mobility Vehicles into the core programme, including 71 Coyotes, 325 Huskies, 441 Jackals, 439 Mastiffs, 169 Ridgbacks, and 60 Warthogs. This represents a significant increase in the Army's protected mobility capability.