Written question asked by Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 November 2000. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Friday, 24 November 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current inventory is for each armed service of Lynx helicopters; and how many of these are operationally available. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. DuncanSmith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current inventory is for each armed service of Lynx helicopters; and how many of these are operationally available. [139236] Mr. Spellar: As at 15 November, the total number of Lynx aircraft held by the army was 124, of which 84 were allocated to units. Of these, 32 were fully serviceable. The Royal Navy had a total of 74 Lynx aircraft, of which 48 constituted the Active Fleet. Of these, 34 were fully serviceable. The RAF does not have any Lynx helicopters.

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