Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 2 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 2009. It was answered by Lord Davies of Stamford (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual level of spare part availability is for each (i) armoured vehicle type and (ii) aircraft type in the armed forces (A) overall and (B) in Afghanistan.

Answer: The information for armoured vehicles is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.Information on spares availability for rotary-wing aircraft is not held in the form requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.The required level of spares for fixed-wing aircraft is included in contractual agreements with industry or is set by the Front Line Command. The achieved level of available spares is measured as part of these agreements.The following information for the required and achieved level of spares for each fixed-wing aircraft fleet is provided as at September 2009 unless otherwise stated. The level of spares for operational deployments to Afghanistan is not recorded separately unless otherwise stated.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 499 c231W; 297942
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Notes: Question reprinted 12 November 2009 with table.
Subjects: Armoured fighting vehicles
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