Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 December 2008. It was answered by Lord Beamish (Labour) on Monday, 15 December 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces: Dogs
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many dogs are kept by each of the armed services; and for what purposes.
- Answer
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The Royal Navy has no dogs, the Army has 166 dogs and the Royal Air Force has 292 dogs. Army data are at 1 August 2008 (the latest date this information was captured) and RAF data are at 12 December 2008. Dogs are kept for the following purposes:
Type of dog Army RAF Military working dogs Patrol dogs 82 180 Army/RAF Police — 18 Arms and explosive search 50 36 Vehicle search 20 40 Drug detection 1 18 Tracker 10 — Infantry patrol 2 — Other Regimental mascot 1 — Figures for military working dogs are a snapshot in time, and include those dogs being trained, those in service in the UK and those deployed on operations. It should be noted that the number of holdings may vary weekly according to training input and outflow, together with operational demand.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 485 c329-30W; 243458
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Armed forces Dogs
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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