To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what were the (a) fewest, (b) most and (c) mean number of days taken to up-armour each Cougar vehicle to a finished Mastiff were in Mastiff tranche 1 after arrival in the UK; and what were the (i) fewest, (ii) most and (iii) mean number of days taken between completion of up-armouring and arrival at UK port of embarkation. (216247)

The average time to upgrade the Cougar vehicle to a Mastiff for tranche 1 (including the up-armouring) was seven days. It is not possible to break-out the time spent specifically on up-armouring, as this work was conducted at the same time as other elements of the upgrade.

Once vehicles had been upgraded, they were moved to the UK embarkation point within 24 hours.