Madeleine Moon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2014-04-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) trucks for bridging, (b) medium girder bridges, (c) medium over girder bridges, (d) air portable ferry bridges, (e) pontoon sets, (f) LSB bridge and ramp sets and (g) launch sets are owned by his Department; how many are stored at MoD Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Philip Dunne
The following table summarises the requested vehicles and bridging equipment, and the quantity currently held by the Defence Support Group at Ashchurch:
Equipment Asset |
Total Assets Held |
Quantity Held by DSG at Ashchurch |
Automotive Bridge Laying Equipment |
29 |
11 |
Bridging Vehicle |
64 |
28 |
Truck Bridge Transporter |
45 |
12 |
Pontoon Set |
3 |
3 |
Air Portable Ferry Bridge |
11 |
2 |
Air Portable Ferry Bridge Trailers |
66 |
23 |
Air Portable Bridge Powered Pontoons |
22 |
10 |
Air Portable Ferry Bridge Pontoons |
44 |
16 |
Medium Girder Bridges |
9 |
1 |
Medium Girder Over Bridges |
33 |
3 |
Logistic Support Bridge |
18 |
7 |
Logistic Support Bridge Adjustable Ramp |
17 |
9 |
Logistic Support Bridge Pier Set |
3 |
2 |
Logistic Support Bridge Foot Walk |
3 |
2 |
Logistic Support Bridge Distributions Beam |
5 |
4 |
Logistic Support Bridge Span Junction |
7 |
4 |
Logistic Support Bridge Launching Set |
17 |
9 |
Logistic Support Bridge Long Span Set |
8 |
3 |