§ 32. Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many official reports of near misses involving aircraft in British air space there have been in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe latest Civil Aviation Authority statistics for air miss incidents involving all types of military and civil aircraft in United Kingdom air space over the last five years for which complete figures are available are:
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 A. Definite risk of collision 20 13 21 14 21 B. Possible risk of collision 55 62 57 52 50 Total risk-bearing (A+B) 75 75 78 66 71 C. No risk of collision 96 92 93 77 104 Total air misses (A+B+C) 171 167 171 143 175