HC Deb 13 July 1993 vol 228 cc465-6W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 19 October 1992,Official Report, column 159, if he is yet able to give the survey activity is excluded from CANP at present but a review is in hand by NATS to consider whether it may be included in future.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list(a) the nature of the sortie, (b) the recorded height, (c) the recorded speed and (d) the home base of the military jet aircraft that overflew the village of Clayton, south Yorkshire on 1 July between the approximate times of 22:04 hours and 22:45 hours;

(2) if he will list (a) the nature of the sortie, (b) the recorded height, (c) the recorded speed and (d) the home base of the military jet aircraft that overflew the village of Clayton, south Yorkshire on 29 June at approximately (i) 22.01 hours, (ii) 22.09 hours, (iii) 22.17 hours, (iv) 22.20 hours, (v) 22.25 hours, (vi) 22.29 hours and (vii) 22.46 hours.

Mr. Hanley

A number of aircraft from RAF Cottesmore were conducting routine low-level training sorties in the area at about the times stated on 29 June and 1 July. We have no reason to believe any of the aircraft flew below the permitted height of 1,000 feet on either of these dates.