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| (d) Estates | |
| Job family | Job code |
| (e) Logistics | |
| Job family | Job code |
| (f) Security, health and safety | |
| Job family | Job code |
Departmental Sick Leave
Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department were on sick leave for (a) over 30 days, (b) over 50 days and (c) over 100 days in each of the last five years. [256322]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Numbers of MOD civilian sick absence episodes of over 30 calendar days, over 50 calendar days and over 100 calendar days in the calendar years ending 31 December 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, are shown in the following table:
| Number of civilian sick absence episodes | |||
| 30-49 calendar days | 50-99 calendar days | 100 or more calendar days | |
| Notes: 1. These figures exclude staff in Trading Funds (as the data are of insufficient quality), and exclude the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and locally engaged civilians for whom sickness absence data are not centrally recorded. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Any portion of a sick absence episode that falls outside the relevant calendar year is not included in that year. | |||
Information prior to the 12 months ending 31 December 2005 was compiled on a previous methodology and definition for monitoring sickness absence, which is not consistent with figures for later years.
Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
Ann Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed services personnel will be required to undertake a lengthened tour in Iraq so that their departure coincides with the date of UK armed forces withdrawal. [256428]
Mr. Hutton: Plans are currently being finalised for the withdrawal of personnel from southern Iraq. Every effort is being made to ensure that the number of personnel required to remain in Theatre beyond their expected tour lengths is minimised.
Military Aircraft: Helicopters
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual number of helicopter crews for each helicopter type in the armed forces is, broken down by service. [257689]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The numbers of aircrew individuals for each helicopter type broken down by service are shown in the following table.
| Required strength | Actual strength | |
| (1) SAAVN figures cannot be split by aircraft type (AH/Squirrel/Lynx/Gazelle). | ||
Museums and Galleries: VAT
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the retail prices for (a) entry and (b) guided tours have been reduced at the (i) National Army Museum, (ii) Royal Air Force Museum, (iii) Royal Marines Museum, (iv) Royal Naval Museum and (v) Royal Naval Submarine Museum as a result of the December 2008 reduction in value added tax. [258388]
Mr. Kevan Jones: This is a matter for the individual museums.
Navy: Deployment
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy ships will take part in the forthcoming NATO maritime operation in the Gulf of Aden. [258875]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The Royal Navy is not involved in the forthcoming NATO maritime operation in the Gulf of Aden.
Nuclear Weapons
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether British personnel were involved in the design competition for the Reliable Replacement Warhead. [258416]
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether British personnel were briefed on the results of the Reliable Replacement Warhead design competition. [258417]
Mr. Hutton: Officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Atomic Weapons Establishment regularly discuss a range of nuclear matters with their US counterparts under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement. I am withholding information about the detail of these discussions in the interests of national security.
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the date was of each meeting of the Joint Working Group since 2001; and what the purpose of each meeting was. [258424]
Mr. Hutton: The following Joint Working Groups (JOWOGS) operate under the auspices of the 1958 Mutual Defence Agreement:
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