HC Deb 09 September 2003 vol 410 cc351-2W
Mr. Gray

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate he has made of(a) the cost and (b) the time needed for decontamination when the RAF leaves RAF Lyneham; [127104]

(2) what recent survey he has undertaken of land and building contamination at RAF Lyneham; and if he will publish it. [127103]

Mr. Ingram

A land quality assessment has been commissioned, which will detail a range of proposals for the remediation of RAF Lyneham together with the associated costs. A land quality statement, which summarises the findings of the assessment, will be made available to interested parties.

Mr. Randall

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a)civilian and (b) military air movements there were at RAF Northolt in each of the last 12 months. [128092]

Mr. Caplin

The following table shows the number of military and civil air movements at RAF Northolt in each of the last 12 months:

Inward secondments financial year 1997–1998
Parent Company or Organisation Start Date End Date Level
Vickers April 1997 April 1998 B2
Vosper Thornycroft April 1997 December 1999 B2
Rolls Royce December 1997 December 1999 B2
POSG Support Services January 1998 January 1999 Patent Officer
British Aerospace March 1998 April 2001 C1
Kent Probation Service March 1998 March 2003 Senior Probation Officer

Month Military Civil Total
August 2002 253 277 530
September 2002 372 673 1,045
October 2002 419 669 1,088
November 2002 386 645 1,031
December 2002 224 295 519
January 2003 348 431 779
February 2003 328 557 885
March 2003 441 635 1,076
April 2003 426 519 945
May 2003 474 815 1,289
June 2003 529 914 1,443
July 2003 465 694 1,159
Total 4,665 7,124 11,789

Civil aircraft movements at RAF Northolt are limited to 7,000 per calendar year; the number of movements in any other 12-month period may, as in this case, exceed this figure.

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