Dr. Fox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual level of spare part availability is for each aircraft type in the Royal Air Force. [249704]
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) on 27 January 2009. The entry in the table for the Sentry aircraft was incorrect.
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The correct answer should have been:
Mr. Quentin Davies:
The required level of spares for RAF aircraft is included in contractual agreements with industry, or is set by the Front Line Command. The achieved level of available spares is measured as part of these agreements.
The following information for the required and achieved level of spares is provided as at 30 November 2008 unless otherwise stated. Although not used as a performance indicator as part of a contract with industry, the off the shelf satisfaction rate (OTSSR) is also measured for some aircraft types, and is therefore included in the table. The OTSSR is defined as the percentage of demands for spares satisfied direct from MOD stock.
Percentage
Aircraft
Requirement
Achieved
OTSSR
Typhoon
80
76
76
Tornado GR4
Provided under an aircraft availability contract with industry; spares availability is not measured.
95
Tornado F3
As above
98
Harrier GR7/GR9/T10/T12
85% of spares to be delivered within the required delivery date
86
96
Nimrod MR2/R1
Provided under an aircraft availability contract with industry; spares availability is not measured
Tristar
85
83
74
VC10
80
87
-
Sentry
Provided under an aircraft availability contract with industry; spares availability is not measured
Sentinel
75, 95 and 95% of (1)spares to be delivered within the required delivery date
(2)81, 73 and 71
-
Hercules C-130J/K
Provided under an aircraft availability contract with industry; spares availability is not measured.
C-17
As above
BAE 146
Spares availability is not measured(3)
BAE 125
As above
Sea King 3/3a airframe(4)
Less than 5% operational days lost due to lack of spares
0.1% operational days lost in Oct-Dec 2008
96(5)
Sea King engines(6)
95
95
(5)95
Dominie
Spares availability is not measured.
85
HawkTl/T2
Provided under an aircraft availability contract with industry; spares availability is not measured.
86
Tucano
As above
95
Vigilant Glider
Spares availability is not measured.
95
Viking Glider
As above
95
(1) 75% figure is for mission non-critical spares, 95% is for mission critical spares and 95% is for consumables. (2) This was for the period October-December 2008. (3) These aircraft are military derivatives of civil aircraft. Spare parts are procured on a "just-in-time" basis from the civil market to supplement minimum stock holdings held at the main and forward operating bases. (4) The Sea King Mk 3/3a is used by the RAF in the Search and Rescue role. (5) As at 31 October 2008. (6) These figures include the Sea King Mk4, Mk5 and Mk7 operated by the Royal Navy.
Departmental Budgets
Dr. Fox:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's science innovation and technology budget is for 2010-11. [284525]
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) on 1 September 2009.
The correct answer should have been:
Mr. Quentin Davies:
The current planning assumption is that the SIT budget will have available approximately £439 million in 2010-11. This compares with £544 million in 2010-11 in a previous planning cycle when calculated on the same basis. Departmental expenditure limits have not yet been set for the years beyond 2010-11.