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Military Aircraft: Training
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training hours (a) helicopter pilots and (b) trainee helicopter pilots spent on average in each aircraft type in the Royal Air Force in each (i) year since 2005 and (ii) month of 2009. [319240]
Bill Rammell: To become a qualified RAF helicopter pilot individuals undertake initial flying training. Once qualified, pilots are trained to adapt their flying skills to a specific aircraft type which is known as operational conversion unit training. Both types of training are conducted through standardised packages with a set number of flying hours for each pilot. The level of flying required of each pilot for both categories has not changed significantly since 2005.
The training hours for initial flying training for each aircraft type are:
Squirrel: 84 hours, 45 minutes;
Griffin: 77 hours.
The training hours for operational conversion unit training for each aircraft type are:
Merlin: 29 hours;
Puma: 55 hours;
Chinook: 125 hours;
Sea King: 70 hours;
Augusta Western: 28 hours.
Pilots record their own training hours within their personal log books. To determine the average training hours helicopter pilots undertake outside of these training courses would require a manual extraction of data from each individual's flying log followed by analysis. This information is not held centrally and could be obtained at only disproportionate cost.
Public Expenditure
Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on joint European projects in each of the last 10 years. [318073]
Mr. Quentin Davies: After clarification I understand that your question refers to how much the Department has spent on joint European equipment acquisition projects over the past 10 years. Records containing the information you seek for all joint European equipment projects is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. I am, however, able to provide you with expenditure information on the largest of these projects drawing on information published in the Major Project Reports. This is provided in the table.
The table includes costs for the Type 45 destroyer project. This is a UK project, but an element of the costs relate to procurement of the Sea Viper (formerly PAAMS) missile, which is being procured collaboratively with France and Italy. The costs for Sea Viper are not recorded separately.
It has only been possible to provide expenditure incurred in-year for the years 2000 to 2008. This information was not collected for Major Projects Report 2009.
| Ministry of Defence-major projects report | |||||||||
| £ million | |||||||||
| Description | Cost up to March 2000 | March 2001 | March 2002 | March 2003 | March 2004 | March 2005 | March 2006 | March 2007 | March 2008 |
Royal Military Academy
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many graduates there were from RMA Sandhurst in each of the last 10 years; and how many of them are still employed within the Army. [319241]
Bill Rammell: The number of Regular and TA Officers who have graduated from the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst in each of the last nine financial years is shown in the following table.
| Output from RMAS | ||
| Regular | Territorial Army | |
Figures prior to financial year 2001-02 are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Regular Officer information for 2009-10 does include a cohort of Officer Cadets who will pass out at Easter. Subject to any late removals from course this number may change. All TA courses for this period have completed.
Information on how many of those who graduated from Sandhurst in these years and are still employed within the Army is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Royal Naval College
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many graduates there were from Britannia Royal Naval College in each of the last 10 years; and how many of them are still employed within the Navy. [319242]
Bill Rammell: The number of Royal Navy personnel to pass out of Britannia Royal Navy College (BRNC) in each of the last 10 years is as follows:
| Britannia Royal Navy College | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| (1) These figures include Royal Navy Reserve personnel. | ||||||||||
Information on how many of these graduates are still employed within the Royal Navy is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency: Manpower
Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency employs in each salary band. [319486]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The number of staff employed in the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency in each salary band for both military and civilian staff, as at 1 February 2010, are shown in the following tables:
| Military | |
| NATO Grades | Number |
| Civilian | |
| Broader banded grade | Number( 1) |
| (1) The figures for civilian staff are a headcount based on their substantive grade. Headcount is a measure of the size of the workforce that counts all staff equally regardless of their hours of work. (2) Ministry of Defence staff employed on national health service terms and conditions. | |
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