§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was the cost to the public purse of taking the Bishop of Ripon on a flight in a Tornado jet fighter from the RAF base at RAF Leeming on 5 June;
(2) what was the cost of taking (a) a journalist and (b) the hon. Member for Ryedale (Mr. Greenway) on flights in Jet Provost trainers from the RAF base at Linton-on-Ouse.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonSuch flights are undertaken as routine training sorties, and the carriage of a passenger involves no additional cost to public funds.