Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17173

Puma Helicopters

Tabled: 2 December 2024

Answered: 20 December 2024

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of retiring the Puma helicopters early on (a) Episkopi and (b) Dhekelia Garrison.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The Puma helicopters in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on the island of Cyprus have historically supported emergency response across the SBAs, as well as providing troop movement and defence engagement tasks to British Forces Cyprus, including Episkopi a...

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