To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK forces Lynx helicopters are in (a) the UK, (b) Germany, (c) North America, (d) Southern and Central America, (e) Iraq, (f) Afghanistan, (g) Africa and (h) on board Royal Naval vessels. (137381)

I am withholding information about military capability, including numbers of specific aircraft deployed on operations, as it would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness and security of our armed forces.