HC Deb 20 January 1977 vol 924 cc264-6W
Mr. Tebbit

asked the Prime Minister if, pursuant to his answer to the right hon. Member for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles (Mr. Steel) on 13th January 1977, column 1639, he will list the principal occasions since February 1974 on which he has in public referred to the restriction or denial of human rights in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, together with the words used on each occasion.

The Prime Minister

For examples of statements culled at random which I have made on the implementation of the CSCE Final Act, I refer the hon. Member to the speech which I made in this House on 10th November 1975; to the answer which I gave to a Question by the hon. Member for Aberdeen, South (Mr. Sproat) on 31st March 1976; to the answer which I gave to a Question by the right hon. Lady the Leader of the Opposition on 28th October 1976; to the message which I issued to the Soviet News Agency TASS in July 1976, on the anniversary of the signature of the CSCE Final Act;

Landings Take-offs
Total aircraft movements:
January 10,666 10,672
February 10,002 9,998
March 11,065 11,074
April 11,324 11,328
May 12,094 12,086
June 12,036 12,036
July 12,972 12,990
August 12,825 12,814
September 12,598 12,603
October 12,278 12,257
November 10,511 10,525
December 10,355 10,344
Jet movements in restricted night hours:
1st January-31st January 508 Movements
1st February-28th February 459
29th February-31st March 454
Landings Take-offs
1st April-28th April 155 18
29th April-2nd June 155 16
3rd June-30th June 134 21
1st July-28th July 165 25
29th July-1st September 250 27
2nd September-29th September 190 17
30th September-31st October 217 20
1st November-28th November 387 Movements
29th November-27th December 478
The hours during which the numerical restrictions on night jet movements apply are:
Departures
23.30–06.30 hours (local) Monday-Saturdays, except that noise certificated aircraft are exempt between 06.00 and 06.30 hours. 23.30–08.00 hours on Sundays.
Arrivals
23.30–06.00 hours every day.
During the winter period (1st November-31st March), the Department does not record night jet landing separately from night jet takes-offs. Information on the hour before and the hour after the night period is not available.

and to the speech which I delivered at the Empire Club in Toronto on 14th September 1976.

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