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DEFENCE
Aircraft Crashes
Mr. Arbuthnot: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what procedure was followed in clearing the radar altimeter hold for use on (a) the Chinook HC1 and (b) the Chinook HC2. [25194]
Mr. Touhig: The Chinook HC1 radar altimeter system under went detailed flight trials at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), Boscombe Down (now Qinetiq). Prior to the upgrade of the Chinook HC1 to Chinook HC2, further trials were undertaken, also at A&AEE.
Army Vehicles
Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many vehicles have been sent to the Army Base Repair Organisation workshop Donnington for specified repair-only repairs over the past five years, broken down by type. [33580]
Mr. Ingram: The information requested is shown in the following table:
| Equipment | ||
|---|---|---|
| Warrior | CVRT | |
| 2000–01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | 1 | 24 |
| 2004–05 | 7 | 36 |
Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Warrior and (b) CVR(T) vehicles are expected to be sent to Afghanistan in 2006. [33583]
Mr. Ingram: I refer the hon. Member to the written statement I made on 14 November 2005, Official Report, column 41WS.
Once ISAF plans for expansion into the South and East of Afghanistan mature, individual Allies, including the United Kingdom, will be able to take final decisions on deployment of forces and capability.
British Troop Deployment (Afghanistan)
Mr. MacDougall: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British troops will be deployed to Afghanistan in the next 12 months; and in which region of Afghanistan they will be deployed. [34123]
Mr. Ingram [holding answer 5 December 2005]: I refer my hon. Friend to the written statement I made on 14 November 2005, Official Report, column 41WS.
Claims Annual Report
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the background to the claims referred to in (a) Annex C and (b) Annex D of the Claims Annual Report 2004–05. [34358]
Mr. Touhig:
The top 10 settled claims by value brought by service personnel and civilian employees under the Department's Employer's Liability obligations are set out in Annexes C and D of the Ministry of Defence's
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Claims Annual Report 2004–05. These claims are handled respectively by Royal and Sun Alliance and AXA Corporate Solutions, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Such claims are considered on the basis of whether or not the Ministry of Defence has a legal liability to pay compensation. Where there is a proven legal liability, compensation is paid.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the nature of the cases referred to in paragraph 10.25 of the Claims Annual Report 2004–05. [34359]
Mr. Touhig: The cases referred to in paragraph 10.25 of the Ministry of Defence's Claims Annual Report 2004–05 relate to compensation claims arising in Northern Ireland. The details are as follows:
Defence Advisory Notices
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Defence Advisory (DA) Notices were issued to the media in each month since January 1997; and how many were (a) DA-Notices 01, (b) DA-Notices 02, (c) DA-Notices 03, (d) DA-Notices 04 and (e) DA-Notices 05. [33063]
Mr. Ingram:
The term 'DA Notice' refers only to the five standing Defence Advisory (DA) Notices agreed by the Defence Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee (DPBAC). Changes to DA Notices are made rarely and are circulated directly to editors throughout the UK, and made available to the public through the DPBAC website (www.dnotice.org.uk). Only two changes have been made to the standing DA Notices since January 1997. In May 2000, the then DA Notice No 6 was incorporated into DA notice No 4 (sensitive installations and home addresses). In March
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2005, DA Notice No 4 was amended to reflect concerns over possible terrorist attacks on elements of the critical national infrastructure.
Additional DA Notice guidance, amplifying the advice set out in the standing DA Notices, is issued by the DPBAC secretary (on behalf of the Committee) to all editors in the United Kingdom to cover specific circumstances or to meet particular concerns. Since January 1997, the DPBAC secretary has written to all UK editors amplifying DA Notice guidance on the following occasions:
Defence Procurement
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the defence procurement projects in which changes in acquisition numbers have been made since 1997; [34364]
(2) if he will list the defence procurement projects in which capability requirement changes have been made since 1997. [34365]
Mr. Ingram: This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Eurofighter Typhoon
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the meetings he held with Crown Prince Abdullah and officials in July during his visit to Saudi Arabia included discussion of the Eurofighter Typhoon; and if he will make a statement; [34836]
(2) whether the meetings he held with Crown Prince Abdullah and other officials in July 2005 on his visit to Saudi Arabia were attended by employees of BAE Systems; and if he will make a statement; [34837]
(3) whether the meetings he held with Crown Prince Abdullah and other officials in July 2005 on his visit to Saudi Arabia included discussions on (a) Saad al-Faqih and (b) Mohammed al-Masari; and if he will make a statement. [34838]
John Reid: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 November 2005, Official Report, column 563W. I have nothing further to add.
Falkland Islands
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to change the size of the UK garrison in the Falkland Islands. [33864]
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Mr. Ingram: There are no plans to change the size of the United Kingdom garrison in the Falkland Islands. We keep all commitments under continual review and adjust resources when it is appropriate to do so.
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