§ Mr. Bestasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the comparative costs of training a helicopter pilot in (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LeeThe cost of training a helicopter pilot in the Royal Navy is approximately £500,000. The figures for the Army and the Royal Air Force are given in my reply today to my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Mr. Soames), but I would draw the attention of my hon. Friend to the caveats in that answer.