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1650448

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trainee pilots in each phase of the military flying training system resigned from the Armed Forces in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	192731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Information required to answer the question is not held in the format requested and will take time to collate. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as the information is available.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/07/2023 10:43:56 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1647816

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of the number of fast jet pilots now coming out of training.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>We continue to have sufficient aircrew to meet our operational commitments. A range of measures have been introduced to address challenges in the aircrew training pipeline, including the continued impact of the Hawk T2 engine issues which have reduced UK Sovereign pilot training capacity. To mitigate this, a small number of UK students will be trained overseas in partnership with our allies and partners to ensure Front Line demands are met.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/07/2023 15:25:26 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1639925

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether RAF fast jet pilots are now being trained in Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Air Force have signed a technical arrangement with the Italian Air Force to send a small number of RAF trainee pilots to the International Flight Training School in Italy, commencing in July 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/06/2023 15:50:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1623686

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the procurement of services for the Next Generation Operational Training Programme to commence from December 2024.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	182500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Two significant milestones have recently been achieved within the Next Generation Operational Training portfolio of programmes. First, Programme Gladiator achieved Initial Operating Capability in January 2023. Second, the Strategic Outline Case for Portfolio MUSTANG was approved in March 2023, which will deliver the live elements of training activity conducted within Next Generation Operational Training.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 02/05/2023 12:58:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1611080

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average length of time between trainee pilots completing armed forces-flying training and joining an operational conversion unit in relation to (1) fast jets, (2) multi-engine heavy lift aircraft, and (3) rotary wing aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>As of March 2023, the average length of time between trainee pilots completing the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) and joining an operational conversion unit is:</p><p>Fast Jet - 22 months.</p><p>Multi-engine - 11 months</p><p>Rotary Wing - 14 months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/05/2023 15:54:11 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1611081

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the RAF is solely responsible for training Royal Navy fast jet pilots; and what is their assessment of asking the US Marine Corps to help train Royal Navy pilots at times when RAF training may not be running as intended.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Air Force (RAF) is not solely responsible for the training of Royal Navy (RN) Fast Jet (FJ) pilots. The UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS), contracted to Ascent, delivers aircrew training of elementary, basic and advanced flying training phases for all three Services, in order to prepare them for their arrival at their designated operational aircraft units.</p><p> </p><p>The RN has maintained a limited programme to train FJ pilots with the United States Navy (not US Marine Corps) to sustain a cadre of maritime FJ pilots following the withdrawal of Joint Force Harrier.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/05/2023 15:54:28 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1581327

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF fast jet pilots have successfully graduated from the MFTS programme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	133578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The number of Royal Air Force pilots that have successfully progressed to Typhoon and Lightning Operational Conversion Units from the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS), in each of the last five years is the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Fast Jet pilots that have graduated from the UKMFTS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Data Protection Act and our obligations in relation to the protection of confidentiality when handling personal data, data have been rounded to the nearest 10, where &quot;-&quot; denotes zero and &quot;~&quot; denotes a number less than or equal to 5. Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF has sufficient qualified aircrew to meet its frontline operational commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/02/2023 11:04:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1565904

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time is for a Weapons System Operator between completing the ISR Foundation Course and beginning the ISTAR OCU.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	120852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The average time for a Weapons System Operator between completing the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Foundation Course and beginning the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Operational Conversion Unit during the past 12 months is 60 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/01/2023 12:51:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1565905

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time is between an Aircrew Weapons System Operator completing the Military Aviation Ground School and beginning the ISR Foundation Course.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	120853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The average time for an Aircrew Weapons System Operator between completing the Military Aviation Ground School and beginning the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Foundation Course during the past 12 months is eight weeks.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/01/2023 12:55:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1565906

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time is between a Weapons System Operator completing the Military Aviation Ground School and beginning the ISR Foundation Course.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	120854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The average time for a Weapons System Operator between completing the Military Aviation Ground School and beginning the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Foundation Course during the past 12 months is eight weeks.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/01/2023 13:01:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey