§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many near misses have been reported to the Civil Aviation Authority between (a) civil powered aircraft, (b) gliders, (c) British military aircraft and (d) United States Air Force or United States Navy aircraft within the proposed special rules zone around Royal Air Force Upper Heyford within (i) the last 12 months and (ii) the last five years.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe statistics for air misses in the Upper Heyford area are:
Existing radar advisory service zone Proposed mandatory radio area (included in Column 1) Last 12 months USAF v Gliders 2 2 Last 5 years (including the above) USAF v Gliders 6 5 USAF v Civil powered 5 4 RAF v Civil powered 2 — Civil powered v Civil powered 1 — Civil powered v Glider 1 — Note: All figures relate to category A, B and C air misses.