Mark Lancaster corrected a written answer on Military Aircraft: Helicopters

29 November 2017 · Commons written answer · Ministry of Defence

Mr Kevan Jones (Labour, North Durham) asked written question 111823 on 6 November 2017. Mark Lancaster answered on 16 November 2017 for the Ministry of Defence, and Mark Lancaster corrected the answer on 29 November 2017. The same corrected answer was given to question 111824. The correction replaced 4 figures (2,940, 3,420, 4,410, 5,150) with 4 figures (11,890, 3,840, 6,540, 9,650). Altogether 8 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours have been logged on (a) Merlin, (b) Wildcat, (c) Apache, (d) Gazelle, (e) Chinook, (f) Puma, (g) Lynx, (h) Bell 212 and (i) Defender aircraft under Joint Helicopter Command in each of the last five years.

Original and corrected answer

Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.

Original	Corrected
The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212. Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement. Financial Year \| 2012-13 \| 2013-14 \| 2014-15 \| 2015-16 \| 2016-17 \| 2017-18(as at 31Oct) MERLIN \| 6,890 \| 5,520 \| 4,160 \| 3,240 \| 3,250 \| 1,820 WILDCAT \| 650 \| 1,250 \| 2,160 \| 3,120 \| 4,190 \| 2,730 APACHE \| 16,660 \| 15,340 \| 11,090 \| 7,980 \| 8,130 \| 5,310 GAZELLE \| 3,980 \| 4,010 \| 4,000 \| 4,020 \| 3,810 \| 2,310 CHINOOK \| 14,810 \| 13,940 \| 11,900 \| 10,520 \| 11,450 \| 6,820 PUMA \| 3,080 \| 1,220 \| 4,170 \| 5,280 \| 5,240 \| 2,870 LYNX \| ~~5,150~~ \| ~~4,410~~ \| ~~2,940~~ \| ~~3,420~~ \| 2,470 \| 950 DEFENDER \| 2,110 \| 1,760 \| 1,920 \| 2,000 \| 1,760 \| 1,190 Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias. These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.	The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212. Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement. Financial Year \| 2012-13 \| 2013-14 \| 2014-15 \| 2015-16 \| 2016-17 \| 2017-18(as at 31Oct) MERLIN \| 6,890 \| 5,520 \| 4,160 \| 3,240 \| 3,250 \| 1,820 WILDCAT \| 650 \| 1,250 \| 2,160 \| 3,120 \| 4,190 \| 2,730 APACHE \| 16,660 \| 15,340 \| 11,090 \| 7,980 \| 8,130 \| 5,310 GAZELLE \| 3,980 \| 4,010 \| 4,000 \| 4,020 \| 3,810 \| 2,310 CHINOOK \| 14,810 \| 13,940 \| 11,900 \| 10,520 \| 11,450 \| 6,820 PUMA \| 3,080 \| 1,220 \| 4,170 \| 5,280 \| 5,240 \| 2,870 LYNX \| 11,890 \| 9,650 \| 6,540 \| 3,840 \| 2,470 \| 950 DEFENDER \| 2,110 \| 1,760 \| 1,920 \| 2,000 \| 1,760 \| 1,190 Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias. These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.

Original

Corrected

The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212.
Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.
Financial Year
| 2012-13
| 2013-14
| 2014-15
| 2015-16
| 2016-17
| 2017-18(as at 31Oct)
MERLIN
| 6,890
| 5,520
| 4,160
| 3,240
| 3,250
| 1,820
WILDCAT
| 650
| 1,250
| 2,160
| 3,120
| 4,190
| 2,730
APACHE
| 16,660
| 15,340
| 11,090
| 7,980
| 8,130
| 5,310
GAZELLE
| 3,980
| 4,010
| 4,000
| 4,020
| 3,810
| 2,310
CHINOOK
| 14,810
| 13,940
| 11,900
| 10,520
| 11,450
| 6,820
PUMA
| 3,080
| 1,220
| 4,170
| 5,280
| 5,240
| 2,870
LYNX
| ~~5,150~~
| ~~4,410~~
| ~~2,940~~
| ~~3,420~~
| 2,470
| 950
DEFENDER
| 2,110
| 1,760
| 1,920
| 2,000
| 1,760
| 1,190
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias.
These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.

The number of flying hours by aircraft type under Joint Helicopter Command for financial years 2012-13 to date are shown below. The Joint Helicopter Command does not fly the Bell 212.
Annual flying hours are impacted by a number of factors including operational activity, number of platforms in service and training requirement.
Financial Year
| 2012-13
| 2013-14
| 2014-15
| 2015-16
| 2016-17
| 2017-18(as at 31Oct)
MERLIN
| 6,890
| 5,520
| 4,160
| 3,240
| 3,250
| 1,820
WILDCAT
| 650
| 1,250
| 2,160
| 3,120
| 4,190
| 2,730
APACHE
| 16,660
| 15,340
| 11,090
| 7,980
| 8,130
| 5,310
GAZELLE
| 3,980
| 4,010
| 4,000
| 4,020
| 3,810
| 2,310
CHINOOK
| 14,810
| 13,940
| 11,900
| 10,520
| 11,450
| 6,820
PUMA
| 3,080
| 1,220
| 4,170
| 5,280
| 5,240
| 2,870
LYNX
| 11,890
| 9,650
| 6,540
| 3,840
| 2,470
| 950
DEFENDER
| 2,110
| 1,760
| 1,920
| 2,000
| 1,760
| 1,190
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid statistical bias.
These figures are Single Service figures and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.

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