§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the average duration of a low-flying sortie by a fast jet.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonApproximately 45 minutes.
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the locations and dates of periods of covert monitoring of low-flying operations conducted by Royal Air Force police since 1987.
§ 1993 Mr. Archie HamiltonSince 1987 the RAF police have carried out covert surveys at the following locations over the following periods.
Date and location
1987
- 16–18 March—Banham Zoo
- 7–9 April—Penrith, Morpeth and Amble
- 14–15 April—Pickering and Jedburgh
- 1 June—Peterborough
- 7–8 July—Redmile
- 21–24 July—Dumfries and Galloway
- 21–24 July—Builth Wells
- 4–6 August—Grindleford Bridge
- 4–6 August—Alnwick
- 5 August—Haltwhistle
- 11–12 August—Leighton Hall, Carnforth
- 13–14 August—Castle Farm, Devon
- 19–20 August—Haxby
- 15–17 September—Scarborough
- 21–25 September—Ettrick
- 14–18 March—Amble
- 25–28 April—Quedgeley and Hardwicke
239 - 26–27 April—Braunston
- 7 June—Farndon
- 14–16 June—Crediton
- 21–23 June—Kidwelly
- 22 June—Tumble
- 27–29 June—Stonehouse
- 28–30 June—Keswick
- 12 July—Hexham
- 12 July—Holmc on Spalding Moor
- 18–21 July—Builth Wells
- 26–27 July—Machynlleth
- 23–25 August—Morpeth
- 6–8 September—Halesworth
- 11–13 October—Melrose
- 18–20 October—Milford Haven
- Late October/early November—Redburn
- 15–17 November—Newark/Farndon
- 6–9 February—Upper Chute, Hampshire
- 25–27 April—Liskeard, Cornwall
- 2–4 May—Gloucester
- 8–11 May—Blencarn, Cumbria
- 15–19 May—Wigtown, Dunfries and Galloway
- 22–26 May—Haddington, Lothian
- 26–30 June—Knaresborough, North Yorkshire (Skyguard deployment)
- 24–27 July—Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
- 24–27 July—Market Bosworth, Leicestershire
- 31 July-4 August-Penrith, Cumbria (Skyguard deployment)
- 26–27 September—Glan Conwy, Gwynedd
- 3–5 October—Alnwick, Northumberland(Skyguard deployment)
- 30 January-1 February—Machynlleth, Powys
- 5–9 March—Wetheral, Cumbria
- 25–28 March—Llanrhidian, West Glamorgan
- 26–30 March—Hereford
- 26–30 March—Alnwick area, Northumberland Kelso area, Borders (Skyguard deployment)
- 15–17 May—Melrose, Borders
- 22–24 May—Inverness and Dingwall, Highlands
- 25–28 June—St. Mary's Loch, Borders
- 10–13 July—Glastonbury/Shepton Mallet, Somerset (Skyguard deployment)
- 17–20 September—Grange over Sands, Cumbria (Skyguard deployment)
- 1–2 October—Richmond, North Yorkshire (Skyguard deployment)
- 3–4 October—Leerning, North Yorkshire (Skyguard deployment)
- 15–18 October—Cosford, Warwickshire
- 13–15 November—Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Skyguard deployment)
- 23–25 April—Richmond/Barnard Castle, North Yorkshire (Skyguard deployment)
- 14–16 May—Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
- 4–6 June—Brough, Humberside
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Exercise name Exercise dates Exercise location 1987 Gryphon's Gunner 6 March Lincolnshire Polar Dawn III 7–8 March Norfolk Key Lift 87 7–15 March North Yorkshire Quicksand 15–22 March Many areas with centre on Northumberland Mallet Blow 87/1 6–10 April Northern England/Borders Priory 87/1 13–15 April Cumbria/Lincolnshire/North East England/ Eastern Scotland Ardent/Ground 20 April to 10 May Salisbury Plain Grand Design 25 April to 17 May Salisbury Plain Hammer 87/1 19 May East Anglia/Northern England/Southern Scotland Central Enterprise 87 1 June East Anglia/Lincolnshire/North East England/ Scotland OSEX 14 20–24 July South West Scotland
- 1–4 July—South Wales Powys (Skyguard deployment)
- 16–18 July—Northumberland, Morpeth (Skyguard deployment)
- 22–25 July—Builth Wells, Powys
- 5–8 August—Hebden Bridge, North Yorkshire
- 20–22 August—Auldgrith, Dumfries and Galloway
- 9–12 September—Great Torrington, Devon
- 23–26 September—Keswick/Kendal, Cumbria
- 14–17 October—Hexham, Northumberland
- 22–24 October—Cley/Stiffkey, Norfolk (Skyguard deployment)
- 4–7 November—Cumbernauld, South Clyde
- 18–21 November—Melrose, Borders
- 21–23 January—Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
- 10–13 February—East Fortune, Lothian (Skyguard deployment)
- 9–12 March—Duns, Berwickshire (Skyguard deployment)
- 10–12 March—Oakford, Devon
- 6–9 April—Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway
- 7–9 April—Carmarthen, Dyfed (Skyguard deployment)
- 28–30 April—Malton, North Yorkshire
- 5–7 May—Carlisle, Cumbria
- 18–21 May—Dumfries (Skyguard deployment)
- 8–11 June—Forest of Dean, Gloucester and Hope Under Dinmore, Hereford and Worcester (Skyguard deployment)
- 29 June 2 July—Beverley/Linley Hill Aerodrome, Humberside (Skyguard deployment)
- 11–14 August—East Anstey, Tiverton, Devon
- 21–24 September—King's Lynn, Norfolk
- 21–24 September—Conan Bridge, Firth, Highlands (Skyguard deployment)
- 6–7 October—Norwich, Norfolk
- 3–5 November—Llanyyold, North Wales
- 17–18 November—Market Deeping, Lincolnshire (Skyguard deployment)
- 24–26 November—Morpeth, Northumberland
- 22–26 February—Cockermouth, Cumbria (Skyguard deployment)
- 22–25 February—Ingleton, North Yorkshire
- 2–4 March—Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Avon
- 15–18 March—Stafford
- 29 March–1 April—Belford, Berwickshire
- 26–30 April—Hereford (Skyguard deployment)
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the names, dates and locations of all low-flying exercises conducted in each year since 1987, where advance notice was given to hon. Members in affected constituences.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIn each year since 1987, notice of the following exercises has been given to hon. Members whose constituencies were likely to experience unusual low-flying activity:
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Exercise name Exercise dates Exercise location Roaring Lion 24–31 July Many areas with centre on Salisbury Plain Mallet Blow 87/2 3–7 August Northern England/Borders Fast Buzzard 18–25 September Many areas with centre on Salisbury Plain Hammer 87/2 6 October Northern England/Southern Scotland Priory 87/2 13–15 October East Anglia/Lincolnshire/North East England/ Eastern Scotland Mallet Blow 87/3 2–6 November Northern England/Borders Puple Warrior 4–21 November South West Scotland 1988 Key Lift 88 5–13 March North Yorkshire Mallet Blow 88/1 14–18 March Northern England/Borders Red Lanyard 9–12 April Many areas with centre on Salisbury Plain Elder Forest 88 18–21 April East Anglia/Lincolnshire/Northern England/ Eastern Scotland Hammer 88/1 10 May Northern England/Southern Scotland OSEX 15 16–20 May Wales Roaring Lion 20–26 May Many areas centred on Northumberland Central Enterprise 6 June East Anglia/Lincolnshire/Northern England/ Eastern Scotland Fast Buzzard 13–24 July Many areas centred on Salisbury Plain Mallet Blow 88/2 25–29 July Northern England/Borders Green Lanyard 1–8 October Many areas with centre on South West Wales Elder Joust 88 4–6 October East Anglia/Lincolnshire/North Eastern England/South Eastern Scotland Hammer 88/2 11-October East Anglia/Northern England/Southern Scotland 1989 Red Lanyard 17–23 February Many areas centred on Norfolk Mallet Blow 89/1 3–7 April Northern England/Borders Salty Hammer 89 9 May Northern England/Southern Scotland Equipment Trial 25 April-19 May Northern England/Borders OSEX 16 10–19 May Wales Blue Lanyard 89 1–7 June Many areas centred on Norfolk Roaring Lion 11–26 July Many areas centred on Salisbury Plain Mallet Blow 89/2 31 July-4 August Northern England and Borders Elder Joust/Arc 3–5 October Many areas of United Kingdom Northern Crusade 11–19 October Many areas centred on Borders 1990 Red Lanyard 1/90 21–28 March Many areas centred on Norfolk Mallet Blow 90/1 26–30 March Northern England and Borders Elder Forest 23–27 April Many areas of United Kingdom Stone Warrior 12–24 May South West England centred on Salisbury Plain Eagles Eye 14–25 May East Anglia Salty Hammer 22 May Northern England and Southern Scotland OSEX 90 2–13 July Wales Red Lanyard 2/90 18–27 July Many areas centred on South West Scotland and Norfolk Mallet Blow 90/2 30 July-3 August Northern England and Borders Border fox 17–21 September Borders 1991 Lanyard 2 4–12 March Wales Elder Joust 22–25 April Northern England Joint Maritime Course 30 May-8 June South West England Highland Cardinal 24–28 June Wales OSEX 1–5 July Wales Mallet Blow 15–19 July Northumberland Elder Joust 10–12 September Scottish Borders North Star 10–12 September Scottish Borders 1992 Elder Forest 9–13 March Northern England Teamwork 9–13 March Northern England Highland Cardinal 11–15 May Wales Salty Hammer 12–13 May Northern England Pegasus Fury 12–28 May Salisbury Plain OSEX 18–22 May Wales Joint Maritime Course 2–11 June Northern Scotland Lanyard 3 8–21 July East Anglia Gryphon's Flight 1–10 August Salisbury Plain Northern Banner 7–11 September Northern England Winged Crusader 1–14 October Scottish Borders Joint Maritime Course 2–16 November Northern Scotland Salty Hammer 4–5 November Northern England
Exercise name Exercise dates Exercise location 1993 Joint Maritime Course 8–18 February Northern Scotland Lanyard 4 17–25 February East Anglia Northern Banner 22–26 February Northern England Exercise Mini Hammer 3–4 March Northumberland Gryphon's Lift 21–28 April East Anglia Lanyard 5 12–21 May Northumberland 1 Buccaneer, Harrier, Jaguar, Lightning, Phantom and Tornado.