Written question asked by Marquess of Lothian (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2005. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Monday, 14 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many (a) Sea King, (b) Merlin and (c) Lynx helicopters are deployed to Iraq; and if he will make a statement;

Answer: We currently have 20 helicopters in the Multi National Division (South East). For reasons of operational security we do not comment upon the exact breakdown of these aircraft by type, the flying hours for the Multi National Division (South East) or on the proportion of British movements overall in MND (SE) that are conducted by air. Information on the proportion of British movements conducted by air and road is not held centrally. Priority for the allocation of helicopter use is an operational decision.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 23054; 439 c902W;439 c902W
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Armed forces Aviation Iraq Helicopters Peacekeeping operations Travel Working hours Roads Lynx helicopters Sea King helicopters
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk