§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many sea, land and air training exercises have been cancelled or curtailed during 1999; and why these exercises could not take place or why the duration of the exercise was shortened. [HL947]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanA list of cancelled exercises and the reason for cancellation is38WA set out in the tables. No exercises were curtailed or shortened. The lists do not include international exercises where UK forces were to have participated but which were either cancelled by other nations or there was reduced involvement but still UK participation.
RN Exercises—Cancelled 1999 Serial Name Reason Dates 1 Open Spirit Ship re-deployed to NATO Standing force (Mine Countermeasure Force North) to ensure that the ship originally allocated to MCM Force did not breach harmony guidelines following additional tasking. August 1999 2 Sandy Coast 99* Ship allocated was involved in ordnance clearance operations in Adriatic under NATO auspices. The operation was extended which precluded her participation in Sandy Coast. September 1999 3 Falcon Nut* Ship re-deployed with Amphibious Task Group to Mediterranean in order to achieve a more cohesive force package. October 1999 4 Flotex In Year Budget Management Measure November 1999 5 Cadence Brake In Year Budget Management Measure November 1999 6 Squadex 45/99 The opportunity arose to operate with French carrier, which was considered to provide greater training benefits. * UK unit allocated to NATO participated but there was no direct UK involvement. 39WA
Army Exercises—Cancelled 1999 Serial (i)Name (ii)Reason Dates 1 Arcade Guard Kosovo Ops March 1999 2 Cygnet Spear Lack of Air Transport Fleet support (involved in Kosovo Ops) April 1999 3 Lion Sun 4/99 Kosovo Ops April/May 1999 4 Devils Hat Kosovo Ops May 1999
Army Exercises—Cancelled 1999 Serial (i) Name (ii) Reason Dates 5 Cygnet Vine Lack of Air Transport Fleet support (involved in Kosovo Ops) May 1999 6 Ardent Ground Kosovo Ops May 1999 7 Lion Sun 7/99 Kosovo Ops May/June 1999 8 Glow-worm/ Rattlesnake Kosovo Ops June 1999 9 Courageous Bat Kosovo Ops June 1999 10 Comd Ops Recce Kosovo Ops June 1999 11 Log Study Period Kosovo Ops June 1999 12 Med Man 2/99 No unit available* June/July 1999 13 Lion Sun 8/99 Kosovo Ops June/July 1999 14 Lion Sun 10/99 Kosovo Ops July/August 1999 15 Stoney Run/Mill Race Kosovo Ops May/October 1999 16 Larksong/Foxtrot Kosovo Ops May/October 1999 17 Adventure Exchange Kosovo Ops September/October 1999 18 Lion Sun 14/99 Kosovo Ops October/November 1999 19 Arrcade Fusion Kosovo Ops October/November 1999 20 Lion Sun 15/99 Kosovo Ops November/December 1999 * The exercise was cancelled in the planning stages because a suitable unit could not be identified that had undertaken pre BATUS training on Challenger II.
RAF Exercises—Cancelled 1999 (i) (ii) Serial Name Reason Dates 1 Brilliant Foil Kosovo Ops April 1999 2 Distant Thunder Kosovo Ops May 1999 3 Tridente Kosovo Ops May/June 1999 4 Maple Flag Kosovo Ops May/June 1999 5 JMC 99/2 Kosovo Ops June 1999 6 Roving Sands Kosovo Ops June 1999
Royal Hospital Haslar Specialty Day Case Civilian In-patients Total Day Case Service In-patients Total A/E — 18 18 — — — Anaesthetic — 1 1 — — — Chronic Pain 198 8 206 91 2 93 Dermatology 3 43 46 3 18 21 ENT 149 452 601 89 400 489 Gastroenterology 1,843 236 2,079 404 33 437 General Medicine 1 2,946 2,947 — 341 341 General Surgery 325 1,728 2,053 215 470 685 Haematology 48 11 59 1 — 1 Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment — 8 8 — — — Medical Oncology 963 148 1,111 57 16 73 Neurology — 8 8 — 37 37 Ophthalmology 358 80 438 13 14 27 Oral Surgery 266 171 437 180 475 655 Orthopaedics 377 1,339 1,716 283 1,299 1,582 Paedriatric 31 11 42 — — — Plastic Surgery 209 343 552 132 134 266 Urology 494 570 1,064 356 311 667 Total 5,265 8,121 13,386 1,824 3,550 5,374
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Number of Service Patients treated at MDHU Frimley Park Specialty Day Case In-patients Total Dermatology 72 32 104 ENT 51 336 387 General Medicine 140 184 324 General Surgery 295 364 659 Gynaecology 63 45 108 Haematology 6 6 12 Oral Surgery 58 40 98
RAF Exercises—Cancelled 1999 Serial (i) Name (ii) Reason Dates 7 Central Enterprise Kosovo Ops June 1999 8 Crown Eagle Kosovo Ops June 1999 9 TLP 99/4 Kosovo Ops June/July 1999 10 NAM Kosovo Ops September 1999 11 Ample Train Kosovo Ops September 1999 12 Western Vortex Kosovo Ops April/October 1999