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Written question asked by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Friday, 21 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 November 2008. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Joint Force Harrier

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed forces serving with Joint Force Harrier have broken harmony guidelines in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) air crew and (b) ground crew and (i) Royal Air Force and (ii) Royal Navy personnel.
Answer

Information on numbers of RAF and Royal Navy air and ground crew personnel who may have broken harmony guidelines in the last three years is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, on average, Harrier squadrons spend four months out of every 12 deployed on Operation HERRICK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
483 c1554W; 239742
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment
Link
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