HC Deb 25 June 2003 vol 407 cc883-4W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Sea Harriers are in storage; and what plans he has for the disposal of Sea Harriers. [120873]

Mr. Ingram

There are currently no Sea Harrier aircraft in storage. Aircraft being withdrawn from service are being used for spares recovery before being disposed of through the Disposal Services Agency. In

RAMC—Medical officer posts
Figures as at 1 March 2003
Ind Hosp Fd Amb Med Sqns Specialists
Ser Status/Profession Est Strength Est Strength Est Strength Est Strength
1 Medical Officer 140 136 42 38 29 24 33 23
2 Anaes and Resus Cons 80 31 0 0 4 3 35 14
3 Anaes and Resus (Neuro) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 A&E Cons 50 6 0 0 1 2 10 2
5 Surgical Cons 20 14 0 0 4 0 20 9
6 Orthopaedic Surgeon 20 10 0 0 0 0 10 3
7 Burns and Plastics Cons 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 2
8 Neurosurgery 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
9 Surgeon Urology 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 3
10 Obs & Gynae 0 7 0 0 0 0 5 3
11 Otorhinolaringology 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
12 Medicine Cons 100 12 0 0 3 0 10 0
13 Opthalmologist 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
14 Neurologist 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 GU Med Cons 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
16 Cardiologist 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 Dermatologist 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
18 Gastroenterologist 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 Infectious Diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 Respiratory Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
21 Renal Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 Public Health 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1
23 Paediatrics 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 0
24 Rheum & Rehabilitation 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 Psychiatric Cons 20 5 4 0 0 0 7 3
26 Radiology Cons 20 3 0 0 0 0 5 1
27 Path Cons (Clin Chem) 10 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 Path Cons (Haem) 10 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
29 Path Cons (Micro—Bio) 10 2 0 0 0 0 3 1
30 Path Cons (Histiopath) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
31 Med Offr NYQ 0 93 0 3 0 4 0 0
32 Total 480 339 46 42 41 33 203 71
33 Percentage Manned 71 91 80 35

Amb Regt Med Gp Total
Est Strength Est Strength Est Strength
1 Medical Officer 1 1 0 0 245 222
2 Anaes and Resus Cons 0 0 0 0 119 48
3 Anaes and Resus (Neuro) 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 A&E Cons 0 0 0 0 61 10
5 Surgical Cons 0 0 0 0 44 23
6 Orthopaedic Surgeon 0 0 0 0 30 13
7 Burns and Plastics Cons 0 0 0 0 7 5
8 Neurosurgery 0 0 0 0 8 1
9 Surgeon Urology 0 0 0 0 2 6
10 Obs & Gynae 0 0 0 0 5 10
11 Otorhinolaringology 0 0 0 0 6 2

the future some of the aircraft may be retained for ground-instructional use while others may be used as gate guardians at Service bases or offered to museums.