Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many EH101 Aircraft in his Department's fleet are unserviceable as of 9th November 2022; where unserviceable EH101 Aircraft are located; and what organisation or company is responsible returning these aircraft to serviceability.

As part of the Integrated Merlin Operational Support contract, Leonardo is currently working on twelve unserviceable Merlin helicopters.

Of these, nine are located at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose with the other three being at the Leonardo site in Yeovil.