§ Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what procedures exist for the reporting and recording of breaches by military aircraft of areas notified under the civil notification procedure, other than those incidents in which an air miss was reported.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleComplaints made to my Department relating to civil aircraft notification procedures, other than air miss reports, would be handled in the same way as other complaints about military low flying.
§ Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number of notifications made under the civil aircraft notification procedure in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleRecords are not available for notifications made under the civil aircraft notification procedure before August 1983. The number of notifications since then is as follows:
Year Number 1983 1775 1984 5,976 1985 7,183 1986 4,598 1987 4,604 1988 3,213 1989 548 1990 412 1991 251 Notes: 1 Figure is for August to December inclusive. 2 Figure is for January to May inclusive.
§ Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates and locations of all air misses since 1979 in which a military aircraft breached an area notified under the civil aircraft notification procedure.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleFollowing is the information requested:
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Date Location Aircraft involved 15 April 1988 5 NM S of Newtonmore Hunter/Jet Ranger 11 October 1988 1 NM W of Fort William Tornado/Jet Ranger 1 NM—Nautical mile.