§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes in air defence training airspace requirements will occur as a result of the introduction of the Eurofighter 2000; what factors underlie these changes; and what plans he has for changes in airspace structure to accommodate such changes. [9838]
§ Mr. SoamesWork is under way to identify the training airspace requirements for Eurofighter.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the briefed western boundary of the airspace in use over northern England and southern Scotland on 17 November 1995 for mutual air combat training by RAF Tornados and Dutch air force F16 aircraft operating from RAF Leeming. [9841]
§ Mr. SoamesThe briefed western boundary of the airspace used by RAF Tornado and Royal Netherlands Air Force F16 aircraft for mutual air combat training on 17 November 1995 was a line from 55 degrees 59 minutes north, 2 degrees 50 minutes west to 55 degrees 3 minutes north, 2 degrees 12 minutes west.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to exclude advisory route airspace from military exercises. [9840]
§ Mr. SoamesThere are no plans to exclude advisory route airspace from military exercises.