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Claims under both schemes require medical and other evidence to be gathered and assessed before a decision can be taken. The average clearance times for the two schemes in 2006-07 were 49 days for the War Pension Scheme and 34 days for the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
Army: Motor Vehicles
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military vehicles for use by the Army were purchased by his Department in 2006-07, broken down by country of manufacture. [155390]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth [holding answer 17 September 2007]: This information is not held in the format requested. The total number of vehicles purchased for use by the Army between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2007 was 6,911. This figure includes some vehicles purchased for use on a tri-service basis. For the purposes of this question, purchased has been defined as ‘placed on contract’.
Military vehicle acquisition, however, is complex and, in most cases, no single country is responsible for the delivery of a vehicle. Components are often manufactured by different companies in different countries and then assembled by a systems integrator, who may be based in yet another country.
Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
Peter Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fatalities each unit that has served in Iraq has experienced; and how many of those (a) died in Iraq and (b) subsequently died of wounds elsewhere. [155268]
Des Browne [holding answer 12 September 2007]: The Ministry of Defence publishes data on battle and non-battle fatalities, including their unit, that have resulted from our operations in Iraq since March 2003: details can be found on the Ministry of Defence website:
This information is updated after each incident.
The following table breaks down the number of military fatalities, by unit, in line with the information published on the website. In addition, one Defence Fire Service contractor has died on operations in Iraq.
| Number of fatalities for UK armed forces personnel, Iraq, by Unit as at 6 September 2007 | |
| Unit | Total |
| Number of fatalities for UK armed forces personnel, who died as a result of their wounds (DOW) after being aeromeded from Iraq( 1) , by Unit, as at 4 September 2007 | |
| Unit | Total |
| (1) Two armed forces personnel died as a result of injuries sustained in operational accidents (DOP) and are not included in the above table. | |
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the crew (a) requirement and (b) strength is for each helicopter type in the (i) Army Air Corps, (ii) Navy and (iii) RAF. [153319]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The current (a) requirement and (b) strength for crew personnel, for each relevant Unit/Squadron, for each helicopter type in the (i) Army Air Corps, (ii) Navy and (iii) RAF are shown in the following tables.
| Army Air Corp | |||
| Army Air Corp Unit | Helicopter type | Establishment (requirement) | Actual strength |
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