§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was (a) the required operational sortie height and (b) the actual recorded height of the military jet aircraft that overflew the village of Clayton with Frickley, South Yorkshire at approximately 15:12 hrs on 19 May;
(2) what was the required operational sortie height and the actual recorded height of the military jet aircraft that overflew the village of Clayton with Frickley, South Yorkshire, at approximately 11:04 hrs on 19 May.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonA number of aircraft were authorised to fly in the low flying area at about the times stated on 19 May, but we have no reason to believe any of those flew below 1,000 ft around the village of Clayton with Frickley.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the boundaries of the military low-flying transit area that covers the towns of Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield were last changed; and on what date a radar surveillance was last carried out to ensure that no military jet aircraft infringed the operational low-flying height requirements in that area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNo changes have been made to the boundaries of the military low flying transit area that covers the towns of Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield since the United Kingdom low-flying system was introduced in 1979. There has been no radar surveillance of low flying in the transit area.