HC Deb 23 October 1989 vol 158 cc372-3W
Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many near-miss cases over Orkney involving both civilian and military aircraft have been reported to the Civil Aviation Authority since 1 January 1985.

Mr. McLoughlin

There have been three reported airmisses over Orkney since 1 January 1985. Each involved civil and military aircraft and all were graded by the joint airmiss working group as category C—no risk.