Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unserviceable EH101 helicopters are with Leonardo at RNAS Culdrose.
As part of the Integrated Merlin Operational Support contract, Leonardo is currently working on nine unserviceable Merlin helicopters at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose. Of these, eight helicopters are either undergoing or being prepared for their scheduled Depth maintenance packages, and one helicopter is undergoing a planned modification package.