IMON W EBB 120. Perhaps you could give an update on that. We keep the crewing ratio in the operational theatres to the absolute minimum commensurate with the task. As the Committee will undoubtedly be aware from their visit, there is a degree of skill fade, so we tend to cycle the crews through after about six weeks, and they come back to the United Kingdom to ensure that the skills that they have do not perish.
Some personnel are indeed in theatre for the second or third time.
We were told, for example, that there is skill fade and that this is a problem which really concerns especially the pilots. In terms of skill fade, I would not relate it to their career progression. That was one of the things that surprised me. I thought the fact that they were in action would assist their skills. Indeed, that was an impression that we were given, that there was a strong expression of view that because it was repetitive and they were doing it often, they were not getting the value of the training when they were in the UK or other places.