asked Her Majesty's Government:How many sea, land and air training exercises have been cancelled or curtailed during 1999; and why these exercises could not take place or why the duration of the exercise was shortened. [HL947]
A list of cancelled exercises and the reason for cancellation is set out in the tables. No exercises were curtailed or shortened. The lists do not include international exercises where UK forces were to have participated but which were either cancelled by other nations or there was reduced involvement but still UK participation.
| RN Exercises—Cancelled 1999 | |||
| Serial | Name | Reason | Dates |
| 1 | Open Spirit | Ship re-deployed to NATO Standing force (Mine Countermeasure Force North) to ensure that the ship originally allocated to MCM Force did not breach harmony guidelines following additional tasking. | August 1999 |
| 2 | Sandy Coast 99* | Ship allocated was involved in ordnance clearance operations in Adriatic under NATO auspices. The operation was extended which precluded her participation in Sandy Coast. | September 1999 |
| 3 | Falcon Nut* | Ship re-deployed with Amphibious Task Group to Mediterranean in order to achieve a more cohesive force package. | October 1999 |
| 4 | Flotex | In Year Budget Management Measure | November 1999 |
| 5 | Cadence Brake | In Year Budget Management Measure | November 1999 |
| 6 | Squadex 45/99 | The opportunity arose to operate with French carrier, which was considered to provide greater training benefits. | |
| * UK unit allocated to NATO participated but there was no direct UK involvement. | |||
| Army Exercises—Cancelled 1999 | |||
| Serial | (i)Name | (ii)Reason | Dates |
| 1 | Arcade Guard | Kosovo Ops | March 1999 |
| 2 | Cygnet Spear | Lack of Air Transport Fleet support (involved in Kosovo Ops) | April 1999 |
| 3 | Lion Sun 4/99 | Kosovo Ops | April/May 1999 |
| 4 | Devils Hat | Kosovo Ops | May 1999 |
Army Exercises—Cancelled 1999
| |||
Serial
| (i) Name
| (ii) Reason
| Dates
|
| 5 | Cygnet Vine | Lack of Air Transport Fleet support (involved in Kosovo Ops) | May 1999 |
| 6 | Ardent Ground | Kosovo Ops | May 1999 |
| 7 | Lion Sun 7/99 | Kosovo Ops | May/June 1999 |
| 8 | Glow-worm/ Rattlesnake | Kosovo Ops | June 1999 |
| 9 | Courageous Bat | Kosovo Ops | June 1999 |
| 10 | Comd Ops Recce | Kosovo Ops | June 1999 |
| 11 | Log Study Period | Kosovo Ops | June 1999 |
| 12 | Med Man 2/99 | No unit available* | June/July 1999 |
| 13 | Lion Sun 8/99 | Kosovo Ops | June/July 1999 |
| 14 | Lion Sun 10/99 | Kosovo Ops | July/August 1999 |
| 15 | Stoney Run/Mill Race | Kosovo Ops | May/October 1999 |
| 16 | Larksong/Foxtrot | Kosovo Ops | May/October 1999 |
| 17 | Adventure Exchange | Kosovo Ops | September/October 1999 |
| 18 | Lion Sun 14/99 | Kosovo Ops | October/November 1999 |
| 19 | Arrcade Fusion | Kosovo Ops | October/November 1999 |
| 20 | Lion Sun 15/99 | Kosovo Ops | November/December 1999 |
* The exercise was cancelled in the planning stages because a suitable unit could not be identified that had undertaken pre BATUS training on Challenger II. | |||
RAF Exercises—Cancelled 1999
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(i)
| (ii)
| ||
Serial
| Name
| Reason
| Dates
|
| 1 | Brilliant Foil | Kosovo Ops | April 1999 |
| 2 | Distant Thunder | Kosovo Ops | May 1999 |
| 3 | Tridente | Kosovo Ops | May/June 1999 |
| 4 | Maple Flag | Kosovo Ops | May/June 1999 |
| 5 | JMC 99/2 | Kosovo Ops | June 1999 |
| 6 | Roving Sands | Kosovo Ops | June 1999 |
Royal Hospital Haslar
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Specialty
| Day Case
| Civilian In-patients
| Total
| Day Case
| Service In-patients
| Total
|
| A/E | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
| Anaesthetic | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chronic Pain | 198 | 8 | 206 | 91 | 2 | 93 |
| Dermatology | 3 | 43 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| ENT | 149 | 452 | 601 | 89 | 400 | 489 |
| Gastroenterology | 1,843 | 236 | 2,079 | 404 | 33 | 437 |
| General Medicine | 1 | 2,946 | 2,947 | — | 341 | 341 |
| General Surgery | 325 | 1,728 | 2,053 | 215 | 470 | 685 |
| Haematology | 48 | 11 | 59 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Medical Oncology | 963 | 148 | 1,111 | 57 | 16 | 73 |
| Neurology | — | 8 | 8 | — | 37 | 37 |
| Ophthalmology | 358 | 80 | 438 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Oral Surgery | 266 | 171 | 437 | 180 | 475 | 655 |
| Orthopaedics | 377 | 1,339 | 1,716 | 283 | 1,299 | 1,582 |
| Paedriatric | 31 | 11 | 42 | — | — | — |
| Plastic Surgery | 209 | 343 | 552 | 132 | 134 | 266 |
| Urology | 494 | 570 | 1,064 | 356 | 311 | 667 |
| Total | 5,265 | 8,121 | 13,386 | 1,824 | 3,550 | 5,374 |
Number of Service Patients treated at MDHU Frimley Park
| |||
Specialty
| Day Case
| In-patients
| Total
|
| Dermatology | 72 | 32 | 104 |
| ENT | 51 | 336 | 387 |
| General Medicine | 140 | 184 | 324 |
| General Surgery | 295 | 364 | 659 |
| Gynaecology | 63 | 45 | 108 |
| Haematology | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Oral Surgery | 58 | 40 | 98 |
RAF Exercises—Cancelled 1999
| |||
Serial
| (i) Name
| (ii) Reason
| Dates
|
| 7 | Central Enterprise | Kosovo Ops | June 1999 |
| 8 | Crown Eagle | Kosovo Ops | June 1999 |
| 9 | TLP 99/4 | Kosovo Ops | June/July 1999 |
| 10 | NAM | Kosovo Ops | September 1999 |
| 11 | Ample Train | Kosovo Ops | September 1999 |
| 12 | Western Vortex | Kosovo Ops | April/October 1999 |