§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if aircrew carrying out sorties in the United Kingdom low flying system are informed of the locations of Skyguard radars deployed as electronic threat emitters in the low flying system.
§ Mr. SoamesWhen Skyguard is deployed outside RAF Spadeadam as an electronic warfare threat emitter, aircrews participating in the exercise may be informed of the location depending on the nature of the exercise.
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates and locations of deployments of Skyguard radars in the electronic warfare threat simulator role beyond the Spadeadam range boundaries since January 1992.
§ Mr. SoamesThe dates and locations of deployments of the Skyguard radar in the electronic warfare threat role outside RAF Spadeadam since January 1992 are as follows:
Date Location 17–22 May 1992 South Wales 25–29 January 1993 Sanquhar, Dumfries 11–16 July 1993 South Wales 26 November-3 December 1993 Tiverton, Devon 6–10 December 1993 Hunterston Power Station, Strathclyde 11–15 April 1994 RAF Odiham area, Hampshire 11–15 July 1994 Rhayader, Powys 24 September-1 October 1994 Liskeard, Cornwall 6–10 November 1994 Oban, Strathclyde