§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in theOfficial Report figures for low-level flights over southern Scotland, giving an up-to-date table supplying the most recent figures for the table last published in the Official Report 1 May 1987, column 298, in his written answer to the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire.
§ Mr. FreemanMovements in southern Scotland during 1987 and for the first three months of 1988 are given below in column 2. The number of movements in a flight is variable but around 2.5 on average.
1 2 3 4 Year Movements in southern Scotland Complaints from southern Scotland Complaints from Borders Region 1987 21,453 304 126 1988 2,220* 152** 46** * Up to 31 March **Up to 30 June
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing low flying over southern Scotland as a proportion of all low-level flights in the United Kingdom from 1980 to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. FreemanNumbers of flights have been directly recorded only since 1984. The proportion of low-flying activity experienced in southern Scotland in terms of aircraft movements is given below. The area in question represents approximately 9 per cent. by area of the United Kingdom low-flying system.
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Proportion of United Kingdom low-flying movements over southern Scotland Year Per cent. 1980 3.8 1981 4.4 1982 4.3
Year Per cent. 1983 4.8 1984 5.7 1985 6.3 1986 6.1 1987 6.8 1988 2.6