§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has on inadvertent releases of weapons outside weapons range danger areas in the United Kingdom by foreign military aircraft since 1979; what is his Department's policy on the collection and monitoring of such information; and if his Department holds copies of the reports of inquiries into such incidents.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleWe have received only one report from a foreign air force about the inadvertent release of a practice bomb in the United Kingdom since 1979; full details of the circumstances were passed to the Ministry of Defence. The Department requires to be informed of any such incidents.