These figures include capital and non-capital projects. The percentage of successful applications in later years may change slightly once assessment of 53 outstanding applications is completed.
Defence
Chinook Helicopters
Mr. Jenkin:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Chinook Mk3 helicopters his Department plans to order in the next three years; and when such helicopters are expected to enter service. [216973]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
We have no plans to order any additional Chinook Mk3 helicopters in the next three years. We expect the eight Chinook Mk3 helicopters, currently being modified for support helicopter use, to enter service commencing late 2009.
Departmental ICT
Mr. Stephen O'Brien:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department's IT (a) systems and (b) services conform to the ISO 27001 standard. [216056]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
I can confirm that the Ministry of Defence's IT systems and managed services are compliant with ISO 27001.
All in-service IT systems and managed services are designed and constructed to take full account of the Department's policies and procedures for information security management which have been confirmed to be fully compliant with the controls in ISO 27001. As part of the normal departmental review of procedures, these are continually checked against existing and new controls contained in ISO 27001.
Bob Spink:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's staff have access to the Department's IT infrastructure at home. [216369]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
The MOD recognises the statutory right of its staff to request flexible working, which could involve authorised staff having access to MOD IT infrastructure from home. Currently, 11,316 staff have the facilities to access the IT infrastructure securely when working away from the Department. We do not have a precise number for those staff who work solely from home but the majority of these staff, who work flexibly, split their time between MOD offices, industry and home. Approximately a further 10,000 staff work externally to the Department and many are seconded to work with other organisations as liaison officers or as members of joint teams. Most of these staff do not need regular access to internal IT systems, but secure 10 July 2008 : Column 1747W
arrangements are being put in place for limited secure electronic access to employee ‘self service’ personnel administration systems, in some cases from their homes.
EU Defence Policy
Dr. Fox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Force Answerable to EU (FAWEU) European military forces there are; what the title is of each; and how many British troops participate in each. [217266]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
FAWEU stood for ‘Force Answerable to the Western European Union’. All the operational aspects of the Western European Union (WEU), including its capacity to plan and conduct crisis management operations, were transferred to the EU following the establishment of the European Security and Defence Policy in 1999. The only remaining active component is 10 July 2008 : Column 1748W
the WEU Parliamentary Assembly which provides collective inter-parliamentary oversight of European defence issues.
Military Aircraft
Dr. Fox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the average number of (a) planned and (b) actual flying hours for aircraft was in each year since 2001; [Official Report, 14 May 2009, Vol. 492, c. 14MC.][216235]
(2) what the average number of (a) planned and (b) actual flying hours for the (i) Harrier GR7, (ii) Harrier GR9, (iii) Tornado GR4, (iv) Tornado F3 and (v) Typhoon aircraft was in each year since 2001. [216252]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth:
There is no requirement to hold data on average flying hours. The planned and actual flying hours for fixed wing aircraft from all three services in each year since 2001 are broken down as follows:
Financial Year
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Jaguar
Planned
12,543
12,996
13,260
11,247
9,156
3,576
0
Actual
11,877
12,007
11,440
10,348
7,185
3,512
(1)500
Sea Harrier
Planned
5,633
6,219
6,219
4,491
1,980
(2)Out of service
Out of service
Actual
4,843
5,563
5,347
3,506
1,404
(2)Out of service
Out of service
Harrier T8
Planned
925
925
925
925
463
(2)Out of service
Out of service
Actual
682
595
656
592
338
(2)Out of service
Out of service
Harrier GR7/GR9/T10/T12
Planned
(3)15,282
(3)14,809
(3)15,424
(3)15,024
(3)13,890
(3)15,424
(3)14,550
Harrier GR 7
Actual
12,073
12,079
10,527
11,768
11,110
13,010(4)
13,231(4)
Harrier GR 9
Actual
Not in service
Not in service
Not in service
Not in Service
475
(4)—
(4)—
Harrier T10/T12
Actual
(5)n/a
(5)n/a
(5)n/a
1,358
1,482
(4)—
(4)—
Tornado F3
Planned
24,193
23,022
26,406
22,026
18,805
17,114
13,704
Actual
20,922
21,515
23,231
20,066
17,613
14,245
11,850
Tornado GR1/4
Planned
26,366
(3)26,058
29,044
28,600
26,438
28,260
28,279
Actual
22,497
(3)25,908
29,017
26,766
28,071
30,518
26,984
Typhoon
Planned
Not in service
399
580
1,260
3,380
8,438
11,700
Actual
Not in service
Not in service
Not in service
345
2,160
4,713
8,518
Tristar
Planned
9,561
9,561
9,561
10,561
11,191
11,561
11,561
Actual
10,824
10,603
8,879
8,657
7,693
8,398
9,008
VC10
Planned
11,550
11,550
11,550
10,550
9,920
9,550
9,550
Actual
12,345
11,413
13,145
10,773
11,814
10,452
9,670
Bae 125
Planned
2,310
2,310
2,310
2,310
2,310
2,310
2,310
Actual
2,403
2,526
2,553
2,414
2,393
2,391
2,636
Bae 146
Planned
1,080
1,080
1,200
1,200
1,200
1,200
1,200
Actual
1,195
1,052
791
827
1,026
1,303
1,085
Hercules C1/3/4/5
Planned
36,709
37,458
37,458
34,958
34,958
34,958
34,958
Actual
39,834
39,871
35,173
30,640
27,906
28,836
27,647
C17A
Planned
3,000
3,000
4,000
5,800
5,800
5,800
5,800
Actual
3,377
5,745
5,592
5,727
6,375
7,087
6,921
JetstreamT2/T3
Planned
4,675
4,675
4,875
4,875
4,875
4,875
4,875
Actual
3,752
3,865
4,129
4,402
4,085
4,339
4,583
Jetstream T1
Planned
5,851
5,854
5,867
(6)Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
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Actual
4,678
4,862
3,667
(6)Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Canberra T4 & PR9
Planned
1,326
1,803
1,989
1,989
1,989
Out of service(9)
Out of service
Actual
1,255
1,239
1,083
1,084
889
Not available(9)
Out of service
Islander AL1
Planned
(7)n/a
(7)n/a
(7)n/a
2,759
2,760
2,760
2,760
Actual
2,228
2,302
2,396
2,112
1,908
1,857
1,621
Islander CC2
Planned
800
800
800
1,200
1,600
1,600
1,600
Actual
945
890
952
908
1,563
1,609
1,519
Nimrod MR2
Planned
10,689
10,580
10,580
9,980
8,000
8,000
8,000
Actual
11,042
10,387
10,759
10,898
8,060
6,882
6,634
Nimrod Rl
Planned
1,743
1,250
1,915
1,915
1,915
1,915
1,915
Actual
1,536
1,302
1,356
1,220
1,385 •
1,160
1,415
Sentry AEW1
Planned
4,446
4,134
4,134
4,586
4,898
5,210
4,785
Actual
5,274
6,077
3,955
3,285
3,561
3,247
3,000
Sentinel R1
Planned
Not in service
Not in service
Not in service
100
1,600
2,400
1,835
Actual
Not in service
Not in service
Not in service
Not in service
Not in service
16
625
Dominie
Planned
5,448
5,425
5,275
5,275
4,650
4,150
4,150
Actual
4,353
4,445
4,593
4,199
4,048
3,527
3,283
Hawk
Planned
31,745
32,382
32,362
27,022
25,997
28,278
22,480
Actual
26,562
27,341
29,148
25,785
25,340
24,320
22,681
Tucano
Planned
25,706
25,578
25,248
16,500
14,660
16,385
14,855
Actual
19,892
21,389
22,154
16,166
12,608
11,970
12,939
Bulldog
Planned
n/a
(8)Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Actual
403
(8)Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
Out of service
(1) Jaguar withdrawn from service August 2007. (2) Sea Harrier and Harrier T8 was withdrawn from service in 2006.
3. Harrier planned Figures are combined for Harrier GR7,GJA9andT10/2. (4) Harrier actual Figures FY 06-07 & FY 07-08 are the combined totals for all Harrier variants GR7, GR9, T10/12. (5) Harrier T10/12 figures before FY 04-05 are no longer available. (6) Jetstream Tl was withdrawn from service in 2004-05. (7) Islander AL1 planned figures are not available before FY 2004-05. (8) Bulldog was withdrawn from service in 2002. (9) Canberra PR9 and T4 were withdrawn from service by 2006.
