§ 21. Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Minister of State for Defence how many military low-flying exercises have taken place over (a) Wales and (b) West Wales in the first four months of 1973; and what percentage this is in both cases of the United Kingdom figure.
§ Mr. BuckDuring the first quarter of this year, 3,313 low-level training flights were made by military aircraft over Wales. We do not maintain separate figures for West Wales, but this total includes 1,878 flights over the central and south-western section of the Principality. These figures represent 10 per cent. and 6 per cent. of the United Kingdom total respectively. Complete figures for April are not yet available.