§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints about low flying were received in each month since November 1988 from addresses in (1) Scotland, (2) England, (3) Wales and (4) Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. NeubertThe number of total monthly inquiries and complaints received over the period 1 November 1988 to 28 February 1990 relating to military low-flying training in England, Scotland and Wales is as follows:
Month England Scotland Wales 1988 November 254 81 50 December 137 63 26 1989 January 428 78 106 February 297 90 82 March 278 75 36 April 301 55 86 May 478 132 100 June 662 167 118 July 822 186 196 August 802 143 154 September 584 179 70 October 437 165 91 November 250 160 32 December 117 61 39 1990 January 267 93 18 February 256 71 62 No fixed-wing low-flying training is carried out in Northern Ireland. However, helicopters undertake low-flying operations in Northern Ireland and although no central records are available of complaints received, headquarters Northern Ireland received 38 complaints in 1988 and 50 in 1989.
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many low-flying sorties were carried out over the United Kingdom in each month from November 1988 to the latest available date.
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§ Mr. NeubertThe number of low-flying sorties flown in the United Kingdom in each month over the period of 1 November 1988 to 31 December 1989 is as follows:
Month Sorties 1988 November 13,105 December 9,408 1989 January 13,168 February 11,702 March 11,816 April 12,398 May 14,299 June 15,641 July 14,282 August 11,279 September 9,376 October 12,682 November 11,462 December 6,218