HC Deb 24 February 1983 vol 37 cc480-1W
Mr. Bill Walker

asked the Minister for Trade (1) what representations he has received from Tayside regional council about the introduction of the proposed airway between Edinburgh-Glasgow and Aberdeen;

(2) what representations he has received from Fife regional council about the introduction of the proposed airway between Edinburgh-Glasgow and Aberdeen.

Mr. Sproat

A speedy search of my Department's records has not revealed any representation direct to me from either the Fife or the Tayside regional councils.

Mr. Bill Walker

asked the Minister for Trade how many reports of near misses have been received by his Department in the last three years for the airspace covered by the advisory route between Edinburgh-Glasgow and Aberdeen; and how many of the near misses reported involved gliders.

Mr. Ian Sproat

The collection of air miss data is the responsibility of the joint air miss section of the National Air Traffic Service. NATS informs me that over the three-year period January 1980 to December 1982 there have been six air miss reports in the air space covered by the advisory routes Edinburgh-Aberdeen and Glasgow-Aberdeen. Of these, three reports involved gliders.