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Military Aircraft: Helicopters

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) helicopters and (b) armoured vehicles of each type are (i) under repair and (ii) redundant or not repairable. [214380]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The number of helicopters of each type under repair or redundant or not repairable as of 1 June 2008 was as follows:

Type Under Repair( 1) Redundant( 2) or not repairable

Apache

7

0

Chinook Mk2/2A

8

0

Lynx Mk3/8

16

8

Lynx Mk7/9

15

13

Merlin Mk1

9

4

Merlin Mk3

7

0

Merlin Mk3a

0

0

Gazelle

5

40

Puma

7

5

Sea King HAR Mk3

5

0

Sea King HAR Mk3a

1

0

Sea King HC Mk4

5

0

Sea King HU Mk5

1

0

Sea King HAS Mk6

0

13

Sea King Mk6c

0

0

Sea King Mk7

1

0

(1) Under repair refers to those aircraft in depth maintenance/repair excluding those on modification/upgrade.
(2) Redundant refers to those aircraft which are awaiting re-classification as surplus or those already declared surplus awaiting disposal.

The number of armoured vehicles of each type under repair or redundant or not repairable as of 3 July is as follows:


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Under repair( 1) Redundant or not repairable( 2)
Type Undergoing repair Awaiting repair Undergoing conversion Redundant Hulls beyond repair

Challenger 2 MBT

9

11

0

38

0

Warrior

58

61

0

0

(3)0

FV430 (including Bulldog)

74

88

42

0

7

CVR(T)

59

82

0

0

19

Vector

1

0

0

0

8

Mastiff

1

0

0

0

3

(1) Repair is defined as the equipment either undergoing base overhaul (programmed work) or specified work (work not possible in unit lines). Vehicles awaiting repair/collection or undergoing planned conversion are also included.
(2) Redundant vehicles are those over and above the total fleet requirement and ‘not repairable’ refers to those that are beyond economic repair.
(3) One hull awaiting a repair decision.

Military Corrective Training Centre: Young People

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people under 18 years old have been detained with adults in the Military Correction Training Centre in Colchester in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) age, (b) sex, (c) ethnic origin and (d) disability. [220315]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The number of individuals under 18 years of age who have been detained at the Military Corrective Training Centre in each of the last five years, broken down by sex, is as follows:

Number of detainees
1 April to 31 March each year Male Female Total

2003-04

7

2

9

2004-05

16

1

17

2005-06

3

0

3

2006-07

12

0

12

2007-08

4

1

5


All of these detainees were aged 17, and their ethnic origin was White British; none were disabled.

RAF Halton

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which customers purchased (a) spare capacity training and (b) spare capacity resources from RAF Halton in each year since 1998. [217587]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The RAF has had a contract with HORIZON to market spare training capacity at RAF Halton since 2001. I am withholding the list of HORIZON'S customers as its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial interests. Details of customers for spare capacity at RAF Halton prior to 2001 are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Since financial year 2004-05, approximately 1,500 customers have purchased spare resource capacity from RAF Halton. I will write to the hon. Member with the names of these customers.


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Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to David Lidington:


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