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56f97e179b226e1400dd14b9 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Defence Committee—Third Report "Defence Equipment 2009" cites an article from the Financial Times website stating that the Chief of Defence Materiel, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, had instructed staff within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) through an internal memorandum to reprioritize the approvals process to... | Who was the Chief of Defence Materiel in 2009? | {
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56f97e179b226e1400dd14ba | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Defence Committee—Third Report "Defence Equipment 2009" cites an article from the Financial Times website stating that the Chief of Defence Materiel, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, had instructed staff within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) through an internal memorandum to reprioritize the approvals process to... | Which department is overseen by the Chief of Defence Materiel? | {
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56f97e179b226e1400dd14bd | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Defence Committee—Third Report "Defence Equipment 2009" cites an article from the Financial Times website stating that the Chief of Defence Materiel, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, had instructed staff within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) through an internal memorandum to reprioritize the approvals process to... | Which publication said the 2009 defence budget was more than 10% overbudget? | {
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5a56d1a86349e2001acdcf67 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Defence Committee—Third Report "Defence Equipment 2009" cites an article from the Financial Times website stating that the Chief of Defence Materiel, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, had instructed staff within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) through an internal memorandum to reprioritize the approvals process to... | What did the MoD mention about the defence science and technology budget? | {
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5a56d1a86349e2001acdcf68 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Defence Committee—Third Report "Defence Equipment 2009" cites an article from the Financial Times website stating that the Chief of Defence Materiel, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, had instructed staff within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) through an internal memorandum to reprioritize the approvals process to... | What has the Equipment Programme done with its budget in 2009 according to an internal memo? | {
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5a56d1a86349e2001acdcf69 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Defence Committee—Third Report "Defence Equipment 2009" cites an article from the Financial Times website stating that the Chief of Defence Materiel, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, had instructed staff within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) through an internal memorandum to reprioritize the approvals process to... | What has the Equipment Programme been investing in to cut costs and improve personnel services? | {
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5a56d1a86349e2001acdcf6a | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Defence Committee—Third Report "Defence Equipment 2009" cites an article from the Financial Times website stating that the Chief of Defence Materiel, General Sir Kevin O’Donoghue, had instructed staff within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) through an internal memorandum to reprioritize the approvals process to... | What did former Secretary of State for Defence Mark Stanhope not rule out for spending on personnel? | {
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56f97f629b226e1400dd14cb | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 hectares of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land m... | How much land is owned by the MoD? | {
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56f97f629b226e1400dd14cd | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 hectares of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land m... | The MoD owns or has rights of access to what percentage of the UK's total land? | {
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56f97f629b226e1400dd14ce | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 hectares of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land m... | How much is the annual cost to support the defence estate? | {
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5a56d3866349e2001acdcf71 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 hectares of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land m... | How much debt does the Ministry of Defence own? | {
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5a56d3866349e2001acdcf72 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 hectares of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land m... | What is the annual cost to support rights of access for UK citizens? | {
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5a56d3866349e2001acdcf73 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 hectares of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land m... | How much of the population of the UK has rights of access? | {
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5a56d3866349e2001acdcf74 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The Ministry of Defence is one of the United Kingdom's largest landowners, owning 227,300 hectares of land and foreshore (either freehold or leasehold) at April 2014, which was valued at "about £20 billion". The MoD also has "rights of access" to a further 222,000 hectares. In total, this is about 1.8% of the UK land m... | What is the total cost of supporting UK citizens rights to own land? | {
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56f980059e9bad19000a09d9 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | What percentage of the defence estate makes up training areas and ranges? | {
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56f980059e9bad19000a09da | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | What makes up the smallest portion of the defence estate? | {
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56f980059e9bad19000a09db | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | What percentage of the defence estate is taken up by airfields? | {
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56f980059e9bad19000a09dc | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | Who manages the defence estate? | {
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56f980059e9bad19000a09dd | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | Barracks and camps are what percentage of the defence estate? | {
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5a56d5296349e2001acdcf7a | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | What organization do airfields manage? | {
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5a56d5296349e2001acdcf7b | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | What percentage of storage and supply depots are part of airfields as the largest percentage? | {
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5a56d5296349e2001acdcf7c | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | What percentage of airfields are managed by training areas and ranges? | {
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5a56d5296349e2001acdcf7d | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | What percentage of barracks & camps are managed by airfields? | {
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5a56d5296349e2001acdcf7e | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The defence estate is divided as training areas & ranges (84.0%), research & development (5.4%), airfields (3.4%), barracks & camps (2.5%), storage & supply depots (1.6%), and other (3.0%). These are largely managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. | What percentage of research and development is managed by airfields? | {
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56f981b79b226e1400dd14df | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The headquarters of the MoD are in Whitehall and are now known as Main Building. This structure is neoclassical in style and was originally built between 1938 and 1959 to designs by Vincent Harris to house the Air Ministry and the Board of Trade. The northern entrance in Horse Guards Avenue is flanked by two monumental... | In what city are the headquarters of the MoD? | {
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56f982569e9bad19000a09ed | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | Henry VIII's wine cellar at the Palace of Whitehall, built in 1514–1516 for Cardinal Wolsey, is in the basement of Main Building, and is used for entertainment. The entire vaulted brick structure of the cellar was encased in steel and concrete and relocated nine feet to the west and nearly 19 feet (5.8 m) deeper in 194... | Who had a wine cellar at the Palace of Whitehall? | {
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56f982569e9bad19000a09ee | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | Henry VIII's wine cellar at the Palace of Whitehall, built in 1514–1516 for Cardinal Wolsey, is in the basement of Main Building, and is used for entertainment. The entire vaulted brick structure of the cellar was encased in steel and concrete and relocated nine feet to the west and nearly 19 feet (5.8 m) deeper in 194... | Where is Henry VIII's wine cellar? | {
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56f982569e9bad19000a09ef | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | Henry VIII's wine cellar at the Palace of Whitehall, built in 1514–1516 for Cardinal Wolsey, is in the basement of Main Building, and is used for entertainment. The entire vaulted brick structure of the cellar was encased in steel and concrete and relocated nine feet to the west and nearly 19 feet (5.8 m) deeper in 194... | When was the cellar in the basement of Main Building built? | {
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56f982569e9bad19000a09f1 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | Henry VIII's wine cellar at the Palace of Whitehall, built in 1514–1516 for Cardinal Wolsey, is in the basement of Main Building, and is used for entertainment. The entire vaulted brick structure of the cellar was encased in steel and concrete and relocated nine feet to the west and nearly 19 feet (5.8 m) deeper in 194... | When was the cellar relocated? | {
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56f9851f9b226e1400dd14fc | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | Who in the MoD was convicted of fraud? | {
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56f9851f9b226e1400dd14fd | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | What position was held by Foxley? | {
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56f9851f9b226e1400dd14fe | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | What years was Foxley employed by the MoD? | {
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56f9851f9b226e1400dd14ff | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | How much money was Foxley accused of taking? | {
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56f9851f9b226e1400dd1500 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | What do the police believe the bribes were intended to do? | {
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5a56d93f6349e2001acdcf98 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | What were overseas arms contractors convicted of? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56d93f6349e2001acdcf99 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | How much was stolen by overseas arms contractors? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56d93f6349e2001acdcf9a | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | What did police want to influence? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56d93f6349e2001acdcf9b | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | When were police found to be making bribes? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56d93f6349e2001acdcf9c | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The most notable fraud conviction was that of Gordon Foxley, head of defence procurement at the Ministry of Defence from 1981 to 1984. Police claimed he received at least £3.5m in total in corrupt payments, such as substantial bribes from overseas arms contractors aiming to influence the allocation of contracts. | What ministry was influencing how police investigated fraud? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
56f98a3f9e9bad19000a0a6f | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | What publication released a report about the Ministry of Defence in 2002? | {
"text": [
"the Guardian"
],
"answer_start": [
31
]
} |
56f98a3f9e9bad19000a0a70 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | What was the MoD accused of doing to the public? | {
"text": [
"secret germ warfare tests"
],
"answer_start": [
196
]
} |
56f98a3f9e9bad19000a0a71 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | What are the children of some families in the area of the testing experiencing? | {
"text": [
"children with birth defects and physical and mental handicaps"
],
"answer_start": [
593
]
} |
56f98a3f9e9bad19000a0a72 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | When was the supposed germ warfare testing taking place? | {
"text": [
"between 1940 and 1979"
],
"answer_start": [
67
]
} |
56f98a3f9e9bad19000a0a73 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | When were millions of people supposedly exposed to e. coli and an anthrax-like bacteria? | {
"text": [
"between 1961 and 1968"
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"answer_start": [
792
]
} |
5a56dafb6349e2001acdcfa2 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | What was released by Porton Down in 2002? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dafb6349e2001acdcfa3 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | What did Porton Down do between 1940 and 1979? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dafb6349e2001acdcfa4 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | What was the purpose of Porton Down releasing germs on the public unknowingly? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dafb6349e2001acdcfa5 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | What does Torquay say about the secret germ warfare tests? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dafb6349e2001acdcfa6 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | A government report covered by the Guardian in 2002 indicates that between 1940 and 1979, the Ministry of Defence "turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public" and many of these tests "involved releasing potentially dangerous chemicals and mic... | What is the Guardian asking for regarding the secret tests? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
56f98fca9b226e1400dd1582 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | How much did the MoD spend on Chinook helicopters? | {
"text": [
"£240m"
],
"answer_start": [
64
]
} |
56f98fca9b226e1400dd1583 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | When were the helicopters ordered? | {
"text": [
"1995"
],
"answer_start": [
181
]
} |
56f98fca9b226e1400dd1584 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | Which office reported that the helicopters were being stored, rather than used? | {
"text": [
"National Audit Office"
],
"answer_start": [
211
]
} |
56f98fca9b226e1400dd1585 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | In what year were the helicopters brought into service? | {
"text": [
"2010"
],
"answer_start": [
142
]
} |
56f98fca9b226e1400dd1586 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | What is the estimated total cost of the Chinook helicopter project? | {
"text": [
"£500m"
],
"answer_start": [
552
]
} |
5a56dc506349e2001acdcfac | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | In 1995 what did the National Audit Office order? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dc506349e2001acdcfad | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | When were the helicopters with safety faults ordered by the Audit Office? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dc506349e2001acdcfae | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | Since what year have the helicopters with safety faults been stored? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dc506349e2001acdcfaf | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | How much did the helicopters with safety faults cost when ordered in 2010? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dc506349e2001acdcfb0 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | The MoD has been criticised for an ongoing fiasco, having spent £240m on eight Chinook HC3 helicopters which only started to enter service in 2010, years after they were ordered in 1995 and delivered in 2001. A National Audit Office report reveals that the helicopters have been stored in air conditioned hangars in Brit... | When were the helicopters flown with safety faults in Afghanistan put in service? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
56f990289b226e1400dd158c | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | Which aircraft manufacturer got a contract with the MoD? | {
"text": [
"Boeing"
],
"answer_start": [
47
]
} |
56f990289b226e1400dd158d | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | When was the Boeing contract signed? | {
"text": [
"April 2008"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56f990289b226e1400dd158e | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | Who is downgrading the Chinook helicopters? | {
"text": [
"QinetiQ"
],
"answer_start": [
107
]
} |
56f990289b226e1400dd158f | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | How much was the Boeing contract worth? | {
"text": [
"£90m"
],
"answer_start": [
17
]
} |
56f990289b226e1400dd1590 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | What was removed from the Chinook helicopters? | {
"text": [
"more advanced equipment"
],
"answer_start": [
171
]
} |
5a56dd956349e2001acdcfb6 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | What did Chinook sign in April 2008? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dd956349e2001acdcfb7 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | What will Boeing downgrade? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dd956349e2001acdcfb8 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | What will Boeing remove from the Chinooks? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dd956349e2001acdcfb9 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | When was a contract signed for more advanced equipment? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dd956349e2001acdcfba | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In April 2008, a £90m contract was signed with Boeing for a "quick fix" solution, so they can fly by 2010: QinetiQ will downgrade the Chinooks—stripping out some of their more advanced equipment. | What was Chinook looking for when signing the contract? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
56f990bd9b226e1400dd15a2 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentag... | When was the TA budget withdrawn? | {
"text": [
"October 2009"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56f990bd9b226e1400dd15a3 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentag... | How much money was allocated to the volunteer Territorial Army? | {
"text": [
"£20m"
],
"answer_start": [
103
]
} |
56f990bd9b226e1400dd15a4 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentag... | When was the training for the TA supposed to resume? | {
"text": [
"April 2010"
],
"answer_start": [
211
]
} |
56f990bd9b226e1400dd15a5 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentag... | How much of the UK's troops are provided by the TA? | {
"text": [
"a small percentage"
],
"answer_start": [
303
]
} |
56f990bd9b226e1400dd15a6 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentag... | How often do the TA troops regularly train? | {
"text": [
"weekly evenings and monthly weekends"
],
"answer_start": [
375
]
} |
5a56dfd96349e2001acdcfc0 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentag... | What was the Territorial Army criticized for removing from the MoD? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dfd96349e2001acdcfc1 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentag... | What did the Territorial Army removing the MoD budget end up causing? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
5a56dfd96349e2001acdcfc2 | Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom) | In October 2009, the MoD was heavily criticized for withdrawing the bi-annual non-operational training £20m budget for the volunteer Territorial Army (TA), ending all non-operational training for 6 months until April 2010. The government eventually backed down and restored the funding. The TA provides a small percentag... | What was eventually restored by the TA? | {
"text": [],
"answer_start": []
} |
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