Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Luke (Conservative). It was answered on Wednesday, 10 December 2008.
Afghanistan: Helicopters
- Question
- My Lords, will the noble Baroness enlighten us further on what she said in July about the six additional Merlin helicopters that were coming from Denmark and the modification of the eight Chinook aircraft by Boeing? What is the progress on that?
- Answer
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My Lords, the Chinook helicopters are now undergoing the kind of fitting that will make them operational. We are doing that in such a way as to make them ready for theatre in the shortest possible time. The Merlins from Denmark are being used in training.
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 706 c375
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Armed forces Deployment Helicopters Peacekeeping operations Military aircraft Afghanistan ISAF
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