Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 October 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 October 2008. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Thursday, 16 October 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Dogs
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much on average it cost to train fully a military working dog of each breed used in the latest period for which figures are available.
- Answer
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The approximate average cost of training a successful dog by type in 2006-07 (the latest year for which data is available) is shown in the following table.
Type of dog Cost per successful dog (£) Patrol Dogs 8,200 Army/RAF Police Dogs 15,000 MOD Police Dogs ¹— Arms and Explosives Search Dogs 22,600 Vehicle Search Dogs 7,300 Multi Purpose Drug Detection Dogs 15,500 Tracker Dogs 8,500 ¹ Training a Ministry of Defence police or Military Guard Service dog up to the point on its introduction into service will cost the same as training an Army or RAF police dog. Wethersfield dog section provides further continuous annual training for all MOD police dogs. The cost of this additional training is not recorded centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Secondary information
- Type
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- Reference
- 480 c1393W;480 c1383W; 226905
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Armed forces Dogs
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