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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter has undergone to ascertain its readiness for release to operational service; what the latest estimate is of the cost of the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter procurement project; when the budget for the Chinook Mark 3 Procurement project was authorised; and what the total cost forecast was at contract stage; if he will make a statement on the performance of the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter, with particular reference to the FADEC system fitted to it; what the differences between the Mark 2 Chinook helicopter, the Chinook 47-H and the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter are; how the validation process of the FADEC system fitted to the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter differs from the validation process used to validate the FADEC system fitted to the Mark 2 and Mark 2a Chinook helicopter; how many lines of software cope were written in programming the FADEC system fitted to the Chinook Mark 3 helicopter; what operational requirement the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter was designed to fulfil when the original order was placed in October 1995; what cost-benefit analysis was conducted prior to initiating procurement of the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter; and what the results were; what software language was used in writing the software for the FADEC fitted to the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter; and what sub-contractors have been used to conduct this work; which company was contracted to fit the FADEC system into the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter; what differences there are between the FADEC system fitted to the Mark 3 Chinook and the MH47 Chinook helicopter. - Will write.
Answer

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what process the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter has undergone to ascertain its readiness for release to operational service; [137492] (2) what the latest estimate is of the cost of the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter procurement project; [137497] (3) when the budget for the Chinook Mark 3 Procurement project was authorised; and what the total cost forecast was at contract stage; [137498] (4) what the differences between the Mark 2 Chinook helicopter, the Chinook 47-H and the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter are; [137493] (5) what the differences between the Mark 2 Chinook helicopter, the Chinook 47-H and the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter are; [137494] (6) how the validation process of the FADEC system fitted to the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter differs from the validation process used to validate the FADEC system fitted to the Mark 2 and Mark 2a Chinook helicopter; [137613] (7) how many lines of software cope were written in programming the FADEC system fitted to the Chinook Mark 3 helicopter; [137614] (8) what operational requirement the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter was designed to fulfil when the original order was placed in October 1995; [137495] (9) what cost-benefit analysis was conducted prior to initiating procurement of the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter; and what the results were; [137496] (10) what software language was used in writing the software for the FADEC fitted to the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter; and what sub-contractors have been used to conduct this work; [137615] (11) which company was contracted to fit the FADEC system into the Mark 3 Chinook helicopter; [137616] (12) what differences there are between the FADEC system fitted to the Mark 3 Chinook and the MH47 Chinook helicopter. [137617] Mr. Ingram: I will write to the hon. Member and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
413 c496-7W; 137492;137497;137498;137493;137494;137613;137614;137495;137496;137615;137616;137617
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Contracts Software Costs Cost benefit analysis Helicopters Procurement Standards Chinook helicopters
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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