§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence why aircraft operating from RAF Upper Heyford are heavier than they were previously, resulting in lower flight paths; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanI refer the hon. Member to the Adjournment debate which took place on 30 November,Official Report columns 849 to 856. The weight increase to which I referred at column 853 is due partly to the changeover to a safer but heavier fuel and partly to the effect on the typical payload carried by the aircraft of changing operational requirements.