HC Deb 01 March 1990 vol 168 cc323-4W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all exercises that are scheduled to take place in(a) the Coronet, (b) the Volant and (c) the Busy Brewer series of exercises at bases in the United Kingdom during 1990.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Planning for these exercises is not yet complete. The Busy Brewer series of exercises is now known as Busy Warrior.

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all exercises that took place in(a) the Coronet, (b) the Volant and (c) the Busy Brewer series of exercises at bases in the United Kingdom during 1989.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The list of exercises is as follows:

Coronet Exercises 1989
Base
Coronet Hoop 2 to 21 April RAF Alconbury
Coronet Pine 20 May to 17 June RAF Sculthorpe
Coronet Diamond 1 to 26 June A&AEE Boscombe Down

Base
Coronet Venom 22 June to 18 July RAF BentWaters
Coronet Python 25 August to 21 September RAF Woodbridge

Volant Exercises 1989
Date
Volant Gopher 4 to 7 June

Busy Warrior (former Busy Brewer) Exercises 1989
Base
15 to 25 April RAF Fairford
7 to 25 September RAF Fairford

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he, or any official in his Department, is consulted by the United States Air Force about scheduling of Coronet and Volant series exercises before the United States Air Forces Europe consolidated tasking schedule for the relevant year is produced.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

Yes.