Armed Forces: Aircraft

House of Lords written question – answered at on 25 June 2012.

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Photo of Lord West of Spithead Lord West of Spithead Labour

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, further to the response by Lord Astor of Hever on 31 May to the Freedom of Information Act request by Lord West of Spithead (MSU/01/02/01/01/DH), the Harmony guidelines referred to as being broken in the Harrier force, at the time the decision to deploy Tornado planes in place of Harriers to Afghanistan in July 2008 was made, were those that applied to Royal Navy or Royal Air Force personnel.

Photo of Lord Astor of Hever Lord Astor of Hever The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

Joint Force Harrier was formed of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force squadrons. The Harmony guidelines referred to as being broken in the document were Joint Force Harrier Unit Operational Harmony Guidelines. These Harmony guidelines applied to the Harrier force as a whole, irrespective of service. A unit was considered to be achieving Operational Harmony if it achieved "4 in 20" (for every four months away, 16 months should be spent at home), if the separation was for operational reasons.

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