Marine Patrol Aircraft (Hansard, 19 April 2004)

HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 c12W 12W

§ Bob Spink
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many marine patrol aircraft were held in 1997; how many are held now; and how many are operational. [165382]

§ Mr. Ingram
In 1997 the RAF held 29 marine patrol aircraft. The RAF currently has 29 MPAs, 20 of which are operational.