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Lancastria Bombing (1940)
Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence why access to the official records on the bombing on 17 June 1940 of the vessel Lancastria is restricted until 2040; and if he will make a statement. [52372]
Mr. Touhig: The Ministry of Defence records relating to the loss of the SS Lancastria were not closed until 2040. They have been transferred to the National Archives, where they are available to the public.
The details of these records are:
ADM1/10710 Publication of losses and damage to HM and merchant ships: broadcasting policy. 1940 (policy relating to the withholding of news from Press)
ADM1/12264 HMT Cambridgeshire in rescue of survivors from SS Lancastria during evacuation from France: awards to personnel 1942
ADM199/76 Enemy air attacks on RN and merchant shipping: reports. 1939–1941 (contains Commander-in-Chief's one page report)
AIR 35/190 SS Lancastria: Lists of RAF casualties and survivors with related correspondence, and other nominal lists of RAF personnel 1940
WO32/18802 SS Lancastria: casualties resulting from sinking after bombing attacks St. Nazaire 17 June 1940
WO32/21835 SS Lancastria: casualties resulting from sinking after bombing attacks at St. Nazaire 17 June 1940.
Land Maintenance
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much is available for the maintenance of Ministry of Defence land in Essex; and how many keepers were employed to maintain Ministry of Defence land in Essex in each of the last five years. [52055]
Mr. Touhig: This information is not held centrally. I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Low-flying Aircraft
Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training sorties have been undertaken in the mid-Wales military tactical training area by military aircraft flying below 250 feet in each year since 1994. [54011]
Mr. Touhig: The information is not held in the precise form requested. Military fixed wing training below 250 feet in a tactical training area is referred to as Operational Low Flying (OLF). The actual amount of OLF activity in Low Flying Area 7(T) for the following training years is:
The figures for earlier years are unavailable.
Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been paid in compensation to farmers for livestock losses caused by low-flying military aircraft in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales in each year since 1994. [54299]
Mr. Touhig: The information is not held in the format requested, but the value of compensation paid (inclusive of legal costs) in relation to livestock losses caused by low-flying military aircraft in England, Scotland and Wales for each financial year since 1994 is as follows:
| Amount paid | |
|---|---|
| 1993–94 | 337,569 |
| 1994–95 | 259,814 |
| 1995–96 | 261,328 |
| 1996–97 | 169,092 |
| 1997–98 | 169,867 |
| 1998–99 | 401,326 |
| 1999–2000 | 220,112 |
| 2000–01 | 491,663 |
| 2001–02 | 272,334 |
| 2002–03 | 236,453 |
| 2003–04 | 330,082 |
| 2004–05 | 407,813 |
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MAN Trucks Contract
Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of British workers involved in the MAN trucks contract for the support vehicles fleet. [52388]
Mr. Ingram: We estimate that approximately 400 jobs will be created or sustained in the UK as a direct result of the contract, not including all the indirect work that will be generated.
Military Support (United States)
Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with his US counterparts about the provision by the United States of logistic support on operations. [54385]
Mr. Ingram:
There is constant dialogue with the United States on defence matters both at ministerial and official level. This dialogue is wide-ranging but includes the development of higher level doctrine, concepts and strategies, as well as the provision of technical logistic support in operational theatres.
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Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the equipment which is being leased from the United States by UK armed forces. [54386]
Mr. Ingram: The Ministry of Defence leases equipment, including four C-17 aircraft, from the United States. There is no centrally held comprehensive record of all leased equipment and such a list could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Military Vehicles
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), (b) Armoured Fighting Vehicle 430 Series, (c) Warrior Armoured Personnel Carrier, (d) Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Challenger Repair and Recovery Vehicle and (e) Heavy Equipment Transporters there were in the armed forces in each year since 1997. [51835]
Mr. Ingram: The following table provides a breakdown of the numbers of tracked vehicles and transporters in-service with the armed forces covering the period 1997–2006.
(6) The HET was introduced into service in 2003.
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and on how many occasions (a) Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), (b) Armoured Fighting Vehicle 430 Series, (c) Warrior Armoured Personnel Carrier, (d) Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Challenger Repair and Recovery Vehicle and (e) Heavy Equipment Transporters were cannibalised in each of the last five years. [51831]
Mr. Ingram: There has been one cannibalisation programme for these vehicles in the last five years—in 2003, as shown in the following table. Each donor vehicle was cannibalised only once and subsequently returned to full operational standard. In this context cannibalisation is defined as the removal of 'fit' repairable items from 'fit' complete platforms as an interim measure to ensure that when expeditionary forces are deployed on major operations they are fully equipped with sufficient spare repairable items.
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