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Departmental Training

Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department and its agencies have attended the (a) Influencing with Integrity, (b) Emotional Intelligence, (c) Counselling Skills for the Workplace, (d) Managing your Confidence, (e) Balancing Work/Life Realities and (f) Working Assertively training course run by the National School of Government in the last 12 months for which information is available; and at what cost. [197060]

Derek Twigg: Information has been provided by the National School of Government. The number of MOD staff attending the courses listed, and the cost to the Department of each course, are set out as follows:

Course Number of Attendees Cost (£)

Influencing with Integrity

7

5,082

Emotional Intelligence

3

4,485

Counselling Skills for the Workplace

1

1,115

Managing Your Confidence

6

6,725

Balancing Work/Life Realities

0

Working Assertively

1

726


Helicopters: Training

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training exercises were conducted by Apache and Chinook helicopter crews in each of the last five years; and what the (a) location and (b) type was of each. [174495]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The number of collective training exercises supported by both Apache and Chinook helicopter crews was seven in 2005, 13 in 2006 and 18 in 2007. Records are not held for collective training exercises conducted prior to 2005. The location and type of each exercise are shown in the following table. The number of collective training exercises supported by Chinook only and Apache only will take longer to collate. I will write to the hon. Member when this information is available. Aircrew training flights are too numerous to quantify.


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Exercise details Location

2005

Exercise Iron Storm—3 (UK) Division live firing Exercise

UK wide

2005

Qualified Helicopter Training Instructor Flying Phase—Air Crew Training Exercise

Scotland

2005 3 times

Exercise Bowman Vanguard—Fleet Collective Training Exercise

UK wide

2005

Exercise Bowman Ord—Fleet Exercise part of HMS Ocean sea trials

Sea trials

2005

Exercise Argonaut—Fleet Collective training Exercise

UK Wide

2006

Exercise Herrick Eagle—16 Brigade Herrick 4 Mission Rehearsal Exercise

Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area

2006

Exercise Southern Raider—3 Commando Brigade Mission Rehearsal Exercise

Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area

2006 5 times

OPTAG (Operational Training and Advisory Group) confirmation Exercises 3 Commando Brigade units Herrick 5 Pre Deployment Training

Stanford Training Area

2006

Exercise Iron Storm—3 (UK) Division Capstone Combat Services Support Exercise for Engineer Regiments' Herrick 5 Pre Deployment Training

UK Wide

2006 5 times

OPTAG confirmation Exercises—12 Division units Herrick 6 Pre Deployment Training

Stanford Training Area

2007

Exercise Desert Dragon—12 Division Herrick 6 Mission Rehearsal Exercise

Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area

2007

Exercise Pashtun Ace—12 Division Close Combat Attack concentration as part of Herrick 6 Pre Deployment Training

Otterburn Training Area

2007 4 times

Ex Druid's Dance—52 Brigade Herrick 7 Pre Deployment Training

Sennybridge Training Area

2007 5 times

OPTAG Confirmation Exercises—52 Brigade units Herrick 7 Pre Deployment Training.

Stanford Training Area

2007

Exercise Desert Dragon—52 Brigade Herrick 7 Mission Rehearsal Exercise

Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area

2007

Exercise Eagle's Eye—16 Brigade Airborne Task Force validation Exercise

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2007 5 times

OPTAG Confirmation Exercises—16 Brigade units Herrick 8 Pre Deployment

Training on Stanford Training Area


Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Liam Fox:


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Exercise Details—Chinook only Location

2005

Winter Environmental Training—Commando Helicopter Force

Norway

2005

Tactical Leadership Training—Night Exercise—Air Warfare Centre

Scotland

2005

HMS Ocean Basic Operational Sea Training— (deck landings)

Sea Trials

2005

Exercise Eagle's Strike—Airborne Task Force validation—3 PARA

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2005

Exercise Jebel Sahara—individual pilot training

Morocco

2006

Tactical Leadership Training—Night Exercise—Air Warfare Centre

Scotland

2006

Exercise Executive Stretch—TA Collective Training

Scotland

2006

Exercise Crimson Hurdle—Air Manoeuvre Training and Advisory Team Conversion to Role 4

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2006

HMS Albion Basic Operational Sea Training—deck landings

Sea Trials

2006

Exercise Herrick Archer—16 Air Assault Brigade Herrick 4 pre-deployment training

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2006

Exercise Northern Ranger—TA Annual Camp

Scotland

Exercise Hawk Owl—Qualified Helicopter Tactics Instructor Fly phase—individual pilot training

Scotland

2006

Exercise Cock Feather—51 (Scottish) Brigade—air skills training

Scotland

2006

Exercise Grey Cormorant—Commando Group validation

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2006

Exercise Jebel Sahara—individual pilot training

Morocco

2006

Exercise Shamrock Blitz—1 Royal Irish Battle Group—Collective Training 1/2

Otterburn Training Area

2006

Exercise Herrick Eagle—16 Air Assault Brigade—Herrick 4—mission rehearsal exercise

Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area

2007

Exercise Shamrock Marauder—1 Royal Irish Battle Group—Collective Training 3

Otterburn Training Area

2007

Exercise Eagle's Breach 16 Air Assault Brigade Engineers—Collective Training 1/2

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2007

HMS Ark Royal Basic Operational Sea Training—deck landings

Sea Trials

2007

Exercise Eagle's Flight - 16 Air Assault Brigade—air skill training—Collective Training 1/2

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2007

Exercise Eagle's Sapper —16 Air Assault Brigade Engineers—Collective Training 3

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2007

Exercise Hawk Owl 07—Qualified Helicopter Tactics Instructor—individual pilot training

Scotland

2007

Exercise Cock Feather—51 Brigade—air skills training

Scotland

2007

Exercise Grey Heron—FLEET logistics exercise

UK waters

2007

Exercise Eagle's Resolve—7 Royal Horse Artillery—Collective Training 3

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2007

Exercise Whirling Rhino—1 Division—air skills training

Germany

2007

Exercise Jebel Sahara—individual pilot training

Morocco

2007

Exercise Eagle's Eye—16 Air Assault Brigade—Airborne Task Force validation

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2007

Exercise Tusker Challenge—individual pilot training

UK and Cyprus

2007

Exercise Blue Marauder— Airborne Task Force—build up training

Salisbury Plain Training Area


Exercise d etails - Apache only Location

2005

Exercise Lightning Hurdle—Attack Helicopter—Conversion to Role 2

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2005

Exercise Lightening Dawn—Attack Helicopter—Conversion to Role 3

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2006

Exercise Crimson Eagle—Attack Helicopter -Pre-deployment and environmental training

Arizona

2007

Exercise Crimson Eagle—Attack Helicopter—Environmental training and fire support team training

Arizona


Exercise details involving both Chinook and Apache Location

2006

Exercise Southern Dawn—3 Commando Brigade—Mission Rehearsal Exercise

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2007

Exercise Rosedale—201 Field Hospital Incident Response Team

Salisbury Plain Training Area

2007

Exercise Kush Dragon 52 Brigade Op Herrick—pre-deployment training

Salisbury Plain Training Area


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