To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 29 October 2007, Official Report, column 953W, on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Afghanistan, what other new protected vehicles are required to make up the total number of Mastiff vehicles to 400. (170018)

As I explained in my answer of 29 October 2007, Official Report, column 953W, we plan to procure some 280 Mastiff vehicles. In addition, we are planning to procure over 170 Vector vehicles, bringing the overall total of new protected patrol vehicles to over 400.