Aircraft Spare Farts (Hansard, 4 December 1995)

§ Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the provision of spare parts for British aircraft. [3677]

British tourist authority English tourist board Scottish tourist board

GIA £ million £ per head population GIA £ million £ per head population GIA £ million £ per head population

1979–80 12.8 0.23 10.3 0.22 4.3 0.83

1980–81 12.0 0.22 9.7 0.21 4.4 0.85

1981–82 12.5 0.23 9.8 0.21 4.7 0.91

1982–83 13.0 0.24 10.7 0.23 5.2 1.01

1983–84 11.6 0.21 10.3 0.22 5.6 1.09

1984–85 11.3 0.21 11.6 0.25 6.6 1.28

1985–86 10.6 0.19 10.4 0.22 5.4 1.05

1986–87 12.4 0.22 12.2 0.26 5.5 1.07

1987–88 12.6 0.23 13.3 0.28 5.2 1.02

1988–89 12.7 0.23 13.8 0.29 5.3 1.04

1989–90 12.8 0.23 10.9 0.23 6.0 1.18

1990–91 12.8 0.23 8.0 0.17 5.7 1.12

1991–92 12.8 0.23 8.7 0.18 5.6 1.10

1992–93 13.0 0.23 7.6 0.16 5.7 1.12

1993–94 13.1 0.23 6.1 0.13 5.6 1.09

1994–95 13.3 0.23 4.5 0.09 7.0 1.36

1995–96 13.4 0.24 3.9 0.08 6.6 1.28

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§ Mr. Arbuthnot
The Ministry of Defence obtains spare parts from industry for support of its aircraft. Logistic support procedures are designed to ensure that requirements are satisfied while minimising spares holdings in the interests of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Unforeseen problems can mean that aircraft are unavailable awaiting spare parts but this has not affected our current operational commitments.

§ Dr. Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF aircraft are currently not operational due to the lack of spare parts. [3678]

§ Mr. Soames
The number of RAF aircraft unavailable awaiting spare parts from industry varies on a daily basis. The figure for Monday 27 November 1995, including training aircraft, was 44.

	British tourist authority	English tourist board	Scottish tourist board
	GIA £ million	£ per head population	GIA £ million	£ per head population	GIA £ million	£ per head population
1979–80	12.8	0.23	10.3	0.22	4.3	0.83
1980–81	12.0	0.22	9.7	0.21	4.4	0.85
1981–82	12.5	0.23	9.8	0.21	4.7	0.91
1982–83	13.0	0.24	10.7	0.23	5.2	1.01
1983–84	11.6	0.21	10.3	0.22	5.6	1.09
1984–85	11.3	0.21	11.6	0.25	6.6	1.28
1985–86	10.6	0.19	10.4	0.22	5.4	1.05
1986–87	12.4	0.22	12.2	0.26	5.5	1.07
1987–88	12.6	0.23	13.3	0.28	5.2	1.02
1988–89	12.7	0.23	13.8	0.29	5.3	1.04
1989–90	12.8	0.23	10.9	0.23	6.0	1.18
1990–91	12.8	0.23	8.0	0.17	5.7	1.12
1991–92	12.8	0.23	8.7	0.18	5.6	1.10
1992–93	13.0	0.23	7.6	0.16	5.7	1.12
1993–94	13.1	0.23	6.1	0.13	5.6	1.09
1994–95	13.3	0.23	4.5	0.09	7.0	1.36
1995–96	13.4	0.24	3.9	0.08	6.6	1.28