§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many sonic booms have been reported over land areas of the United Kingdom in each year since 1987; and how many of these were caused by(a) military aircraft and (b) civil aircraft.
§ Mr. NorrisWe have received no reports of primary sonic booms over the UK from the operation of civil aircraft since 1987.
I have asked my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence to write to the hon. Member about military aircraft.