HC Deb 12 December 1995 vol 268 c592W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal Air Force Hercules squadrons have sent aircrew to Goose Bay for training in each year since 1992. [5188]

Mr. Soames

No. 47 Squadron sent aircrew to train at Goose Bay in 1994 and 1995.

Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates of deployments to and from Goose Bay of aircrew from each Tornado squadron during 1994 and 1995. [5187]

Mr. Soames

The information is as follows:

Squadron
1994
14 April–2 May 12
2 May –16 May 9
16 May–30 May 14
30 May–12 June 2
12 June–27 June 13
7 August–22 August 17
22 August–5 September 617
5 September–19 September 31
1995
3 July–28 July 31
28 July–11 August 13
11 August–25 August 14
25 August–8 September 9
8 September–22 September 12

Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the minimum altitude flown by Royal Air Force Hercules aircraft during training at Goose Bay in each year since 1993. [5189]

Mr. Soames

RAF Hercules aircraft have flown at a minimum separation distance of 250 ft, during training at Goose Bay, in each year since 1993.