HC Deb 12 March 1996 vol 273 cc509-10W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many investigations were carried out by the Royal Air Force police flying complaints flight in 1994; and how many breaches of low flying regulations were confirmed by these investigations. [19639]

Mr. Soames

The RAF police flying complaints flight carried out 632 investigations in 1994 which confirmed 70 breaches of low flying regulations.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the changes made to the minimum weather requirements for visual low flying since 1989. [19636]

Mr. Soames

I refer the hon. Member to the letter the then Under-Secretary of State for Defence, my noble Friend, the Viscount Cranborne, wrote to him on 29 November 1993, a copy of which was placed in the Library of the House. There have been no changes to minimum weather requirements for visual low flying since that date.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the nationalities of military aircraft booked into(a) area 5E and (b) area 3A of the night low flying system between 1800 hours and 1930 hours GMT on 6 January 1995. [19746]

Mr. Soames

No military aircraft were booked into night low flying sectors 3A and 5E between the times stated on 6 January 1995.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints were received about low flying aircraft in the vicinity of Darlington on 12 July 1994. [19640]

Mr. Soames

None.