Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-05-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of Apache helicopter pilots for deployment in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Mr Mark Francois

The final deployment of Apache helicopters to Helmand has sufficient pilots and crews to undertake the required tasks.

Sufficient personnel will continue to be trained to ensure future tasks can be met.