HC Deb 14 July 1993 vol 228 c558W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list(a) the dates, (b) locations, (c) types of aircraft involved, (d) circumstances and (e) altitudes of all (i) category A and (ii) category B air misses involving military aircraft over the United Kingdom since 1988.

Mr. Hanley

My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence will write to the hon. Member.

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 write to the hon. Member in respect of the air misses at Alnwick on 16 July 1992.

Mr. Hanley

The RAF board of inquiry is not yet complete but my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence will write to the hon. Member as soon as the board of inquiry reports.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total number of air misses since 1980 which have involved RAF Tornado aircraft; and in how many of these the investigating authorities have found that the Tornado crew did not see the reporting aircraft.

Mr. Hanley

My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence will write to the hon. Member.

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