Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of vehicles and equipment earmarked for return from Afghanistan (a) have been returned, (b) have been processed, (c) remain in transit and (d) remain in Afghanistan.

All vehicles and equipment earmarked for return to the UK from Aghanistan following the end of combat operations have left Afghanistan. As at 20 March 2015, approximately 93% of vehicles and major pieces of equipment earmarked for return to the UK have been returned, with 7% remaining in transit. 99.9% of other freight (measured by volume and consisting mainly of smaller items packaged on pallets or in ISO containers or their equivalents) has been returned, with 0.1% still in transit. Of the vehicles and major pieces of equipment returned to the UK, approximately 11% remain under the repair and overhaul process. The rest have had any necessary repairs completed. UK vehicles and equipment remaining in Afghanistan are there for the purposes of ongoing operations to assist the Government of Afghanistan and are not earmarked for immediate return.