§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if low-flying training by Royal Air Force aircraft is planned to take place in Morocco.
§ Mr. NeubertDiscussions with the Government of Morocco on ways to strengthen links between the Royal Air Force and the Moroccan Air Force are continuing. The details are confidential.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department has obtained a copy of the July 1988 report by the West German Federal Health Office in Berlin into the effects of low-flying military aircraft on the health of children in Bavaria; and what evidence he has on the effects of low flying on the health of children in Britain.
§ Mr. NeubertYes, my Department has a copy of the West Germany Federal Health Office pilot study report on "Health Effects of Noise from Military Low level Flights". The Department has no specific evidence on the effects of low flying on the health of children in Britain.