§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many accidents there were at RAF Bicester in the last five years; how many involved gliders or training aircraft; and if he will make a statement. [147964]
§ Mr. CaplinThe following table details incidents that have occurred at RAF Bicester over the last five years. The table includes incidents involving other users of the airfield, notably Oxford University Gliding Club. All the incidents occurred within the confines of Bicester airfield and none resulted in any injuries.
(RFCA) has an Employment Support Executive who is able to offer advice and assistance to reservists who are experiencing problems returning to their civilian employment.
§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what provision is being made to ensure that life insurance and other financial services made available to reservists being mobilised for operational service in Iraq are of a similar standard and as affordable as those offered to reservists mobilised under Operation Telic 1; and if he will make a statement. [151427]
§ Mr. CaplinThe only financial service specifically for reservists which MOD facilitates is RPAX, which provide personal accident and life cover—there is a similar product, PAX, for regulars. RPAX was available to reservists mobilised under Operation Telic 1, and is still available now. Information about RPAX was then and still is advised to individual reservists and units.