§ Mr. Galbraithasked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the number of collisions or near misses by aircraft flying in the United Kingdom over the last 10 years; and what percentage increase or decrease this represents compared with the previous 10-year period.
§ Mr. William RodgersIn the period 1959–68 there were 16 collisions involving civil aircraft, all small aeroplanes and gliders; 122 of the incidents reported under the air miss procedure were assessed as involving a definite risk of collision. The number of collisions showed a 60 per cent. increase over the previous ten-year period; corresponding air miss figures are not available. Movements of civil aircraft increased by over three-quarters between the two periods.