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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.
| Exercise details | Location |
2005
|
Exercise Iron Storm3 (UK) Division live firing Exercise
|
UK wide
|
2005
|
Qualified Helicopter Training Instructor Flying PhaseAir Crew Training Exercise
|
Scotland
|
2005 3 times
|
Exercise Bowman VanguardFleet Collective Training Exercise
|
UK wide
|
2005
|
Exercise Bowman OrdFleet Exercise part of HMS Ocean sea trials
|
Sea trials
|
2005
|
Exercise ArgonautFleet Collective training Exercise
|
UK Wide
|
| | |
2006
|
Exercise Herrick Eagle16 Brigade Herrick 4 Mission Rehearsal Exercise
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area
|
2006
|
Exercise Southern Raider3 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 Storm3 (UK) Division Capstone Combat Services Support Exercise for Engineer Regiments' Herrick 5 Pre Deployment Training
|
UK Wide
|
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2006 5 times
|
OPTAG confirmation Exercises12 Division units Herrick 6 Pre Deployment Training
|
Stanford Training Area
|
| | |
2007
|
Exercise Desert Dragon12 Division Herrick 6 Mission Rehearsal Exercise
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Pashtun Ace12 Division Close Combat Attack concentration as part of Herrick 6 Pre Deployment Training
|
Otterburn Training Area
|
2007 4 times
|
Ex Druid's Dance52 Brigade Herrick 7 Pre Deployment Training
|
Sennybridge Training Area
|
2007 5 times
|
OPTAG Confirmation Exercises52 Brigade units Herrick 7 Pre Deployment Training.
|
Stanford Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Desert Dragon52 Brigade Herrick 7 Mission Rehearsal Exercise
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Eagle's Eye16 Brigade Airborne Task Force validation Exercise
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2007 5 times
|
OPTAG Confirmation Exercises16 Brigade units Herrick 8 Pre Deployment
|
Training on Stanford Training Area
|
Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Liam Fox:
I undertook to write to you in answer to your Parliamentary Question of 7 January 2008, Official Report, columns 46-47W with details of the number of collective training exercises supported by Chinook only or Apache only.
The number of collective training exercises (lasting longer than 24 hours' duration) supported by the Chinook is 31 and the Apache is four. The location and type of each exercise is shown below:
| Exercise DetailsChinook only | Location |
2005
|
Winter Environmental TrainingCommando Helicopter Force
|
Norway
|
2005
|
Tactical Leadership TrainingNight ExerciseAir Warfare Centre
|
Scotland
|
2005
|
HMS Ocean Basic Operational Sea Training (deck landings)
|
Sea Trials
|
2005
|
Exercise Eagle's StrikeAirborne Task Force validation3 PARA
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2005
|
Exercise Jebel Saharaindividual pilot training
|
Morocco
|
2006
|
Tactical Leadership TrainingNight ExerciseAir Warfare Centre
|
Scotland
|
2006
|
Exercise Executive StretchTA Collective Training
|
Scotland
|
2006
|
Exercise Crimson HurdleAir Manoeuvre Training and Advisory Team Conversion to Role 4
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2006
|
HMS Albion Basic Operational Sea Trainingdeck landings
|
Sea Trials
|
2006
|
Exercise Herrick Archer16 Air Assault Brigade Herrick 4 pre-deployment training
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2006
|
Exercise Northern RangerTA Annual Camp
|
Scotland
|
|
Exercise Hawk OwlQualified Helicopter Tactics Instructor Fly phaseindividual pilot training
|
Scotland
|
2006
|
Exercise Cock Feather51 (Scottish) Brigadeair skills training
|
Scotland
|
2006
|
Exercise Grey CormorantCommando Group validation
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2006
|
Exercise Jebel Saharaindividual pilot training
|
Morocco
|
2006
|
Exercise Shamrock Blitz1 Royal Irish Battle GroupCollective Training 1/2
|
Otterburn Training Area
|
2006
|
Exercise Herrick Eagle16 Air Assault BrigadeHerrick 4mission rehearsal exercise
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area and Sennybridge Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Shamrock Marauder1 Royal Irish Battle GroupCollective Training 3
|
Otterburn Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Eagle's Breach 16 Air Assault Brigade EngineersCollective Training 1/2
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2007
|
HMS Ark Royal Basic Operational Sea Trainingdeck landings
|
Sea Trials
|
2007
|
Exercise Eagle's Flight - 16 Air Assault Brigadeair skill trainingCollective Training 1/2
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Eagle's Sapper 16 Air Assault Brigade EngineersCollective Training 3
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Hawk Owl 07Qualified Helicopter Tactics Instructorindividual pilot training
|
Scotland
|
2007
|
Exercise Cock Feather51 Brigadeair skills training
|
Scotland
|
2007
|
Exercise Grey HeronFLEET logistics exercise
|
UK waters
|
2007
|
Exercise Eagle's Resolve7 Royal Horse ArtilleryCollective Training 3
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Whirling Rhino1 Divisionair skills training
|
Germany
|
2007
|
Exercise Jebel Saharaindividual pilot training
|
Morocco
|
2007
|
Exercise Eagle's Eye16 Air Assault BrigadeAirborne Task Force validation
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
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2007
|
Exercise Tusker Challengeindividual pilot training
|
UK and Cyprus
|
2007
|
Exercise Blue Marauder Airborne Task Forcebuild up training
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
| Exercise d etails - Apache only | Location |
2005
|
Exercise Lightning HurdleAttack HelicopterConversion to Role 2
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2005
|
Exercise Lightening DawnAttack HelicopterConversion to Role 3
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2006
|
Exercise Crimson EagleAttack Helicopter -Pre-deployment and environmental training
|
Arizona
|
2007
|
Exercise Crimson EagleAttack HelicopterEnvironmental training and fire support team training
|
Arizona
|
In compiling this information, an error was identified in my answer, which covered the number of collective training exercises supported by both helicopters, whereby Exercise Herrick Eagle 2006 and Exercise Eagle's Eye 2007 were included in error as they were only supported by Chinook. In addition the following three exercises were inadvertently omitted from the information provided previously.
| Exercise details involving both Chinook and Apache | Location |
2006
|
Exercise Southern Dawn3 Commando BrigadeMission Rehearsal Exercise
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Rosedale201 Field Hospital Incident Response Team
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|
2007
|
Exercise Kush Dragon 52 Brigade Op Herrickpre-deployment training
|
Salisbury Plain Training Area
|