Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 16 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 27 February 2006. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Low-flying Aircraft

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training sorties have been undertaken in the mid-Wales military tactical training area by military aircraft flying below 250 feet in each year since 1994.

Answer

The information is not held in the precise form requested. Military fixed wing training below 250 feet in a tactical training area is referred to as Operational Low Flying (OLF). The actual amount of OLF activity in Low Flying Area 7(T) for the following training years is:

	Amount of OLF activity
1998–99	26 hours 1 minute
1999–2000	38 hours 8 minutes
2000–01	25 hours 21 minutes
2001–02	30 hours 23 minutes
2002–03	33 hours 12 minutes
2003–04	32 hours 12 minutes
2004–05	27 hours 15 minutes

The figures for earlier years are unavailable.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 443 c22W;443 c22W; 54011
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Military aircraft Low flying Training Wales
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Low-flying Aircraft

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