Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the number of vehicles that the Warrior Capability and Sustainment Programme is capable of upgrading.

The Army's Warrior fleet (including all variants) stands at 769. The Department's planning assumption is that a number of these will be upgraded under the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP). The number to be upgraded will be decided when the Department makes its investment decision.

The WCSP is still in the Demonstration Phase with 11 platforms currently being manufactured which will then undergo rigorous trials. The MOD is currently in commercial discussions about the manufacture contract.