Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if flights by non-Royal Air Force military aircraft over the United Kingdom require prior authorisation; and if all such flights are recorded.
§ Mr. NeubertIt is standing operational practice for each flight undertaken by a military aircraft operating within the airspace of the United Kingdom to be authorised by a competent authority. No central record of such flights is maintained.
Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions, to the latest available date in 1989, and in each of the last three years, unauthorised flights by military aircraft have taken place over the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeubertReports of unauthorised flights are investigated by the appropriate authorities. No central records are kept of such flights.