§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate he has made of(a) the cost and (b) the time needed for decontamination when the RAF leaves RAF Lyneham; [127104]
(2) what recent survey he has undertaken of land and building contamination at RAF Lyneham; and if he will publish it. [127103]
§ Mr. IngramA land quality assessment has been commissioned, which will detail a range of proposals for the remediation of RAF Lyneham together with the associated costs. A land quality statement, which summarises the findings of the assessment, will be made available to interested parties.
§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a)civilian and (b) military air movements there were at RAF Northolt in each of the last 12 months. [128092]
§ Mr. CaplinThe following table shows the number of military and civil air movements at RAF Northolt in each of the last 12 months:
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Inward secondments financial year 1997–1998 Parent Company or Organisation Start Date End Date Level Vickers April 1997 April 1998 B2 Vosper Thornycroft April 1997 December 1999 B2 Rolls Royce December 1997 December 1999 B2 POSG Support Services January 1998 January 1999 Patent Officer British Aerospace March 1998 April 2001 C1 Kent Probation Service March 1998 March 2003 Senior Probation Officer
Month Military Civil Total August 2002 253 277 530 September 2002 372 673 1,045 October 2002 419 669 1,088 November 2002 386 645 1,031 December 2002 224 295 519 January 2003 348 431 779 February 2003 328 557 885 March 2003 441 635 1,076 April 2003 426 519 945 May 2003 474 815 1,289 June 2003 529 914 1,443 July 2003 465 694 1,159 Total 4,665 7,124 11,789 Civil aircraft movements at RAF Northolt are limited to 7,000 per calendar year; the number of movements in any other 12-month period may, as in this case, exceed this figure.