HC Deb 05 February 1997 vol 289 cc620-1W
Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many days in each of the past five years aircraft of the royal flight have been used by members of the royal family. [13679]

Mr. Soames

[holding answer 31 January 1997]: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. As an illustrative example, however, 228 days in the year 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1996 saw at least one royal task.