Military Airfields (Hansard, 8 January 2003)

HC Deb 08 January 2003 vol 397 c224WS 224WS

§ Mr. Drew
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what liaison takes place between his Department and(a) local hon. Members and (b) local authorities in the use of domestic military airfields when being used by the aircraft of a foreign power. [88321]

§ Mr. Ingram
Regular liaison takes place between RAF stations and local authorities. This includes notification of foreign aircraft activity, where it varies from the routine.
Members of Parliament are similarly advised of such non-routine activity by either my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence or myself.