Written question asked by Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 13 June 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 June 2012. It was answered by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 June 2012 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Defence Equipment: Scotland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) aircraft towing tractors, (b) aircraft lighting trucks, (c) air charging equipment and (d) air compressors of each type are permanently based at each location in Scotland.

[112616]

Answer

The information requested is shown in the following table:

	Equipment type	Number	Location
Aircraft Towing Tractors	Medium Aircraft Tow Tractors	24	RAF Lossiemouth x 15
			RAF Leuchars x 7
			RNAS Gannet x 2
	Large Aircraft Tow Tractors	2	RAF Lossiemouth x 1
			RAF Leuchars x 1
Aircraft Lighting Trucks	HY-LITE MK2 Mobile Floodlights	4	RAF Lossiemouth x 2
			RAF Leuchars x 1
			RNAS Gannet x 1
Air Charging Equipment	Four Cylinder Breathing Air Charging Trolley MK3	5	RAF Lossiemouth x 3
			RAF Leuchars x 1
			RNAS Gannet x 1
Air Compressors	General Purpose Air Compressor	15	RAF Lossiemouth x 7
			RAF Leuchars x 7
			RNAS Gannet x 1
	Lightweight Tactical Air Compressor	4	RAF Lossiemouth x 4

For the purpose of answering this question equipment has been defined as that used in support of aircraft operations. This equipment is managed to meet operational needs and can be moved for operational purposes should the need arise. The UK Defence footprint is organised, resourced and managed on a national basis to meet operational needs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 112616; 546 cc1083-6W
Session: 2012-13
Subjects: Defence Defence equipment Scotland Vehicles
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Defence Equipment: Scotland

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