Low Flying (Hansard, 28 June 1990)

§ Mr. Jack Thompson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the ratio of low-altitude military flights as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation exercises in the United Kingdom to those in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Canada, the United States of America, Belgium and Turkey in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988.

§ Mr. Neubert
I regret that the information requested is not available.

§ Mr. Jack Thompson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has any plans to limit the speed of aircraft involved in low-flying military exercises to 420 knots maximum.

§ Mr. Neubert
No.

§ Mr. Jack Thompson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has any plans to ban low-altitude military flights over nuclear plants, hospitals, schools, places of worship, public buildings or factories.

§ Mr. Neubert
Standing instructions already prohibit military aircraft from overflying nuclear installations at low level. Other cases where protection is sought from overflights by military aircraft at low level are considered on their individual merits and there are no plans to change this position.