Operation TELIC
House of Lords
Written answers and statements, 27 June 2005
Lord Astor of Hever (Spokespersons In the Lords, Foreign Affairs; Conservative)
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What proportions of the troops and equipment that were (a) returned from Iraq at the conclusion of Operation TELIC 6, and (b) deployed to Iraq for Operation TELIC 7 were transported by Royal Air Force aircraft.
Lord Drayson (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Defence Procurement), Ministry of Defence; Labour)
Operation TELIC 6 forces are currently still deployed and Operation TELIC 7 forces have not yet deployed.
The proportion of troops deployed for Operation TELIC 6 by Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft was 47 per cent and by charter aircraft 53 per cent.
The proportion of troops recovered from Operation TELIC 5 by the RAF was 70 per cent and by charter 30 per cent.
The proportion of equipment deployed for Operation TELIC 6 and recovered from Operation TELIC 5 by RAF was less than 1 per cent in both cases, the balance being moved by sea.