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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) start and (b) end dates are of the (i) material handling equipment, (ii) TAFMIS, (iii) defence fixed telecommunications service, (iv) hawk simulator, (v) attack helicopters training-Apache simulator, (vi) defence intelligence system, (vii) Tornado GR4 simulator, (viii) naval communications, (ix) RAF Sentry E3D aircrew, (x) ASTUTE training service, (xi) heavy equipment transporters, (xii) strategic sealift (ro-ro ferries) and (xiii) field electrical power supplies PFI projects and contracts. [78361] Mr. Ingram: The start and end dates for the specified PFI projects are shown below: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Project Name Contract signed Service start date Contract end year i Materials Handling May 2002 August 2002 2010 Equipment Ii TAFMIS August 1996 August 1996 2006 Iii Defence Fixed July 1997 June 19981 2007 Telecommunications Service (DFTS) Iv Hawk Simulator December 1997 December 1999 2015 V Attack Helicopters July 1998 January 2002 2028 Training-Apache Simulator Vi Defence Intelligence June 1999 October 1999 2006 System Vii Tornado GR4 Simulator June 1999 Not yet started 2031 Viii Royal Navy Fleet June 2000 Not yet started 2027 Communications Service Ix RAF Sentry E3D August 2000 February 2002 2030 Aircrew--(E3D Simulator) X ASTUTE Training Service November 2001 Not yet started 2031 Xi Heavy Equipment December 2001 Not yet started 2024 Transporters Xii Strategic Sealift (Ro-Ro June 2002 Not yet started 2024 Ferries) Xiii Field Electrical Power July 2002 Not yet started 2022 Supplies _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: 1 The exact Service Start date for DFTS cannot be specified as the contract was subject to a one year Transition Period whilst the existing Networks where transferred to BT.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

392 c464W;392 c476W; 78361

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Defence equipment ICT Private finance initiative Telecommunications

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