HC Deb 21 January 1994 vol 235 cc934-5W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the(a) date and (b) locations when the Skyguard surveillance system has been operated since its inception.

Mr. Hanley

Since its introduction, Skyguard radar has been deployed to the following locations to monitor low flying:

Location Dates
Knaresborough, North Yorkshire 27 to 29 June 1989
Penrith, Cumbria 1 to 3 August 1989
Alnwick, Northumberland 3 to 5 October 1989
Morpeth, Northumberland 27 to 29 March 1990
Shepton Mallet, Somerset 10 to 13 July 1990
Grange-over-Sands/Camforth, Cumbria 17 to 20 September 1990
Leeming/Teesside Gap, North Yorkshire 1 to 4 October 1990
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 13 to 15 November 1990
Richmond/Barnard Castle, North Yorkshire 23 to 25 April 1991
Rhaydar area, Powys 1 to 4 July 1991
Morpeth area, Northumberland 16 to 18 July 1991
Cley and Stiffkey, Norfolk 22 to 24 October 1991
East Fortune, Lothian 10 to 13 February 1992
Duns, Berwickshire 9 to 12 March 1992
Carmarthen, Dyfed 7 to 9 April, 1992
Dumfries area, Dumfries and Galloway 18 to 21 May 1992
Forest of Dean, Gloucester 8 to 11 June 1992
Beverley, Humberside 29 June to 2 July 1992
Conon Bridge, Ross and Cromarty 21 to 24 September 1992
Market Deeping, Lincolnshire 17 to 18 November 1992
Cockermouth, Cumbria 23 to 25 February 1993
Upper Dinmore, Hereford and Worcester 26 to 29 April 1993
Norwich, Norfolk 21 to 24 June 1993
Lake Bala, Gwynedd 12 to 14 July 1993
Thurso, Caithness and Sutherland 20 to 23 September 1993
Alnmouth, Northumberland 27 to 30 September 1993
Chirnside, Berwickshire 25 to 28 October 1993
Hornby, Iancashire 23 to 25 November 1993
Daventry, Northamptonshire 7 to 9 December 1993