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	registered interest
	date	01/11/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Honours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	8593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on GOV.UK, and a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at:</p><p><del class="ministerial">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-</del>.<ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fhonours-recipients-by-ethnicity&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliBranch-ParliQuestions%40mod.gov.uk%7C91281305e22d4dd5ee7a08d761e9b7b9%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637085528743185737&amp;sdata=%2BJN33nDlzXY32F9mRq1aRptkbCOvQXMtWrs%2BqVlJ0cM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a></ins></p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Ministry of Defence are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/11/2019 11:55:21 question first ministerially corrected 05/11/2019 16:22:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 3986 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

421002

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular soldiers he plans to maintain in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Reserves (Mr Brazier) on 20 July 2015 to Question number 7353 to the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:21:56 question first ministerially corrected 21/10/2015 16:33:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 July 2015.docx title Army previous answer version 23980 answering member constituency North Durham answering member printed Mr Kevan Jones answering member 1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 July 2015.docx title Army
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

432240

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will detail what accommodation has been available for trainees at (a) MOD Grantown-on-Spey, (b) MOD Llanwrst, (c) MOD Fairbourne and (d) MOD Crickhowell in each of the last 10 years; whether external bed and breakfast accommodation is used for trainees at any of those centres; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	17676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The military bed space capacity at each of the centres is as follows:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Training Centre</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bed Spaces</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Force Development Training Centre (FDTC) Crickhowell</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FDTC Fairbourne</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FDTC Grantown-on-Spey</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint School for Adventurous Training Instructors (JSATI) Llanwrst</p></td><td><p>4<del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>On occasions, for example when Ministry of Defence accommodation is at full capacity a local bed and breakfast would be used. Records dating back 10 years are not available. However during financial year 2014-15 bed and breakfast accommodation has been utilised as follows:</p><p>FDTC Fairbourne (18 nights’ accommodation) and <ins class="ministerial">as at December 2016 for financial year 2015-16: </ins>FDTC Grantown (64 nights’ accommodation).</p><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/12/2015 16:14:03 question first ministerially corrected 28/01/2016 14:07:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 33221 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

432243

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maintenance, improvement and development costs of (a) MOD Grantown-on-Spey, (b) MOD Llanwrst, (c) MOD Fairbourne and (d) MOD Crickhowell were in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	17679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The RAF does not hold the costs for the last ten years. However, the costs for the last financial year are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Site</p></td><td><p>Maintenance Costs financial year 2014-15</p></td><td><p>Improvement Costs financial year 2014-15</p></td><td><p>Development Costs financial year 2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint School for Adventurous Training Instructors (JSATI) Llanrwst</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£15,500</del> <ins class="ministerial">£22,500</ins></p></td><td><p>nil</p></td><td><p>nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Force Development Training Centre (FDTC) Fairbourne</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£25,500 </del><ins class="ministerial">£34,500</ins></p></td><td><p>nil</p></td><td><p>nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FDTC Crickhowell</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£60,000 </del><ins class="ministerial">£39,000</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">nil </del><br /><ins class="ministerial">£200,000<sup>1</sup></ins></p></td><td><p>nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FDTC Grantown-On-Spey</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Costs cannot be broken out </del><ins class="ministerial">£13,400</ins></p></td><td><p>£7,000<ins class="ministerial"> <sup>2</sup></ins></p></td><td><p>nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"><sup>1</sup>£200,000 is transferred to the Council of Reserve Forces and Cadet Association (CRFCA) each year to spend on their cadet buildings at Crickhowell.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><sup>2</sup>Spent on lifestyle improvements and funded through a centralised grant.</ins></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/12/2015 16:18:00 question first ministerially corrected 18/12/2015 14:11:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 33234 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

447736

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) unauthorised entries to military bases, (b) thefts or losses of classified material, (c) successful cyber attacks on his Department's systems and (d) other security breaches took place in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015; and what steps his Department took in response to each such breach.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	24141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of security incidents recorded centrally within the Ministry of Defence in each of the years in question is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Security Incidents by Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unauthorised entries to military bases</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">44</del><ins class="ministerial">45</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thefts or losses of classified material</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other security breaches</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>1,611</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I am withholding the information on successful cyber attacks on the Ministry of Defence's systems for the purpose of safeguarding national security and as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence treats all breaches of security very seriously and requires all breaches to be reported. All incidents are subjected to an initial security risk assessment with further action taken on a proportionate basis.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/01/2016 11:49:39 question first ministerially corrected 06/05/2016 09:27:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 42045 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

452398

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Forces Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties have been purchased through the Forces Help to Buy Scheme in each month since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	27037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Forces Help to Buy Payments Made</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">106</del><ins class="ministerial">105</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">244</del><ins class="ministerial">235</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">346</del><ins class="ministerial">340</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">296</del><ins class="ministerial">299</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">281</del><ins class="ministerial">313</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">343</del><ins class="ministerial">344</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">289</del><ins class="ministerial">301</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">298</del><ins class="ministerial">342</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">234</del><ins class="ministerial">233</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">232</del><ins class="ministerial">220</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">222</del><ins class="ministerial">221</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">320</del><ins class="ministerial">319</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">367</del><ins class="ministerial">370</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">322</del><ins class="ministerial">321</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">297</del><ins class="ministerial">291</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">337</del><ins class="ministerial">336</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2015</p></td><td><p>317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2015</p></td><td><p>315</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/02/2016 16:40:21 question first ministerially corrected 11/04/2016 14:39:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 46258 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

512496

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at which military bases unauthorised entries were reported in each year from 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	33821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The figures for unauthorised entries to military bases include drones and air balloon flying at low altitude over military sites but do not include failed attempts at authorised access. None of these incidents resulted in any significant ramifications for Defence security.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) treats all unauthorised entries very seriously. They are investigated to a level commensurate with their complexity and impact by Military Police, MOD Police or local constabulary.</p><p>The locations of security incidents of this category recorded within the Ministry of Defence for 2014 are set out below.</p><p>Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth</p><p>HMNB Clyde</p><p>Royal Marine (RM) Stonehouse</p><p>Army Reserve Centre, Bristol</p><p>Army Reserve Centre, Blackburn</p><p>Army Careers Centre, Glasgow</p><p>RAF Halton</p><p>RAF Kirton on Lindsay</p><p>RAF Wyton</p><p>RAF Linton on Ouse</p><p>RAF Brize Norton</p><p>RAF Scampton</p><p>RAF Benson</p><p>RAF Honington</p><p>RAF Mona</p><p><ins class="ministerial">RAF Leeming</ins></p><p>DSTL Porton Down Range Area</p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p>With regard to the locations of security incidents of this category within the MOD for 2015 I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 9 February 2016 to question number 25082.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/04/2016 15:34:30 question first ministerially corrected 06/05/2016 09:26:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extracts__HOC_25082[1].docx title 25082 - Military Bases Security previous answer version 56632 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extracts__HOC_25082[1].docx title 25082 - Military Bases Security
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

785105

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been logged on (a) Merlin, (b) Wildcat, (c) Apache, (d) Gazelle, (e) Chinook, (f) Puma, (g) Lynx, (h) Bell 212 and (i) Defender aircraft under Joint Helicopter Command in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	111823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212.</p><p> </p><p>Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18(as at 31Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MERLIN</p></td><td><p>6,890</p></td><td><p>5,520</p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,250</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WILDCAT</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>4,190</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>APACHE</p></td><td><p>16,660</p></td><td><p>15,340</p></td><td><p>11,090</p></td><td><p>7,980</p></td><td><p>8,130</p></td><td><p>5,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GAZELLE</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>3,810</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHINOOK</p></td><td><p>14,810</p></td><td><p>13,940</p></td><td><p>11,900</p></td><td><p>10,520</p></td><td><p>11,450</p></td><td><p>6,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PUMA</p></td><td><p>3,080</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>4,170</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td><td><p>5,240</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LYNX</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,150</del><ins class="ministerial">11,890</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,410</del><ins class="ministerial">9,650</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,940</del><ins class="ministerial">6,540</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,420</del><ins class="ministerial">3,840</ins></p></td><td><p>2,470</p></td><td><p>950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFENDER</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias.</p><p>These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/11/2017 15:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 29/11/2017 12:22:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 22770 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

785106

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been logged on (a) Merlin, (b) Wildcat, (c) Apache, (d) Gazelle, (e) Chinook, (f) Puma, (g) Lynx, (h) Bell 212 and (i) Defender aircraft under Joint Helicopter Command in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	111824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212.</p><p> </p><p>Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18(as at 31Oct)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MERLIN</p></td><td><p>6,890</p></td><td><p>5,520</p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>3,250</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WILDCAT</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>4,190</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>APACHE</p></td><td><p>16,660</p></td><td><p>15,340</p></td><td><p>11,090</p></td><td><p>7,980</p></td><td><p>8,130</p></td><td><p>5,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GAZELLE</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td><td><p>4,010</p></td><td><p>4,000</p></td><td><p>4,020</p></td><td><p>3,810</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHINOOK</p></td><td><p>14,810</p></td><td><p>13,940</p></td><td><p>11,900</p></td><td><p>10,520</p></td><td><p>11,450</p></td><td><p>6,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PUMA</p></td><td><p>3,080</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>4,170</p></td><td><p>5,280</p></td><td><p>5,240</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LYNX</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,150</del><ins class="ministerial">11,890</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,410</del><ins class="ministerial">9,650</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,940</del><ins class="ministerial">6,540</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,420</del><ins class="ministerial">3,840</ins></p></td><td><p>2,470</p></td><td><p>950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFENDER</p></td><td><p>2,110</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,920</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias.</p><p>These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/11/2017 15:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 29/11/2017 12:21:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 22788 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

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	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Joint Helicopter Command overseas training exercises have been cancelled in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	111825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of Joint Helicopter Command led exercises held and cancelled in each of the last five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Exercise Held</p></td><td><p>Exercises Cancelled</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8</del><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7</del><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Joint Helicopter Command also supports training exercises led by other parts of the Armed Forces and with other nations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/11/2017 15:53:15 question first ministerially corrected 29/11/2017 12:21:44 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 21575 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones