PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Chinook Helicopters: Mali (13 July 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the hourly cost is of an RAF Chinook flying on Operation Newcombe; and what the cost of repairing those aircraft has been since July 2018.
Asked by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party)
Asked by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party)
Answer
The cost of flying hours and repairs for Operation Newcombe are not held separately from overall RAF Chinook costs. Equipment repair costs in theatre are about £2.5 million per annum. Fuel and other related flying costs (e.g. consumables and stock used in theatre) for the hours flown are about £10.8 million per annum.
Answered by:
James Heappey (Conservative)
21 July 2020
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