HC Deb 24 June 1994 vol 245 cc383-4W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates, locations, aircraft types involved, altitude and determination of cause, for all category C air misses involving military aircraft over the United Kingdom in 1988 and 1989.

Mr. Hanley

I will arrange for a copy of the list of all category C air miss reports involving military aircraft over the United Kingdom in 1988 and 1989, which have been investigated by the joint air miss working group to be placed in the Library of the House.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the action taken in response to the joint air miss working group recommendations in its report on air miss No. 46/93.

Mr. Hanley

The national air traffic services in conjunction with the appropriate MOD staffs have taken the requisite actions called for by the joint air miss working group in its recommendations. No discrepancies or inaccuracies were found in the United Kingdom and NATO airborne early warning orders.

Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library brief descriptions of the circumstances of all category A air misses involving military aircraft for each year since 1989.

Mr. Hanley

Lists of all categories of air misses involving military aircraft since 1988 have recently been placed in the Library of the House. Since that time, there have been a further three category A air misses, details of which will be placed in the Library shortly. The lists detail the date, location, risk category, aircraft type and descriptions of the cause.

Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on(a) the category A air miss 159/93 on 2 November 1993 between a Jet Ranger 206 helicopter and an RAF Tornado, (b) the category B air miss 148/93 on 18 October 1993 between a Jet Ranger 206 helicopter and an RAF Tucano and (c) the category C air miss 151/93 on 12 October 1993 between a Jet Ranger 206 helicopter and an RAF Tornado.

Mr. Hanley

All reported air misses are investigated by the joint air miss working group—JAWG. The reports of the investigations into these three incidents will be included in the next JAWG "Analysis of Airmisses in the UK" due to be published in the autumn. A copy will be placed in the Library of the House in the usual way.