HC Deb 19 January 2004 vol 416 cc914-5W
Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current funded flying hours are for(a) Hercules, (b) Nimrod, (c) Chinook, (d) Sea King, (e) Puma, (f) Lynx, (g) Tornado F3, (h) Tornado GR4, (i) Harrier GR7, (j) Sea Harrier and (k) Jaguar aircraft of each type; and what amount of funded flying hours these aircraft had in each of the preceding three years. [145646]

Mr. Ingram

The following table shows funded (that is planned) flying hours.

Financial year
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04
Hercules 36,709 36,709 37,458 37,458
Nimrod 12,265 12,432 11,830 12,495
Chinook 13,744 13,776 14,200 15,504
Sea King 42,575 41,413 35,400 33,870
Puma 13,550 15,210 14,400 14,857
Lynx 49,150 40,100 36,500 36,075
Tornado F3 26,136 24,193 23,022 25,468
Tornado GR4 28,572 26,366 26,058 27,733
Harrier GR7 15,379 15,282 14,809 14,783
Sea Harrier 6,320 6,565 6,003 6,850
Jaguar 12,215 12,543 12,996 12,446

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