§ Mr. StringerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many incidents there have been in each of the last five years of objects falling from commercial airlines over the UK; and how many falling objects have caused(a) personal injury and (b) damage to buildings in each year. [125341]
§ Mr. McNultyDuring the 5-year period from 1 January 1998 until 31 December 2002 there were 309 reports to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of objects falling from commercial airlines. A breakdown for each of the years is shown in the following table:
Minor personal injury Third party building damage Total objects 1998 1 21 54 1999 0 32 66 2000 1 36 68 2001 1 19 59 2002 0 27 62