HC Deb 15 July 2003 vol 409 cc199-200W
Norman Lamb

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many aircraft movements there were per month at RAF Coltishall in(a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990, (d) 2000, (e) 2002 and (f) so far in 2003. [125291]

Mr. Ingram

Historical data about the number of aircraft movements at RAF Coltishall prior to 1997 is not retained by the Department. Figures are available from 1997 onwards, and are listed in the table.

1997 2000 2002 2003
January 2,215 1,707 2,070 2,163
February 2,189 1,449 1,744 2,477
March 1,534 1,741 2,229 1,931
April 1,663 1,224 2,129 2,374
May 1,743 929 1,837 1,913
June 1,580 1,622 1,848 1,855
July 4,100 2,112 3,416
August 507 2,640 1,697
September 614 2,456 2,005
October 1,560 1,991 3,165
November 830 2,078 1,633
December 709 1,386 1,302
Total 19,244 21,335 25,075 12,713