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Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 4 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 May 2006. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 May 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Central Wales Tactical Training Area

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many flight movements were carried out at between 250 and 100 feet in the Central Wales Tactical Training Area between 1993 and 2005.
Answer

The amount of military low flying that takes place in the United Kingdom is better expressed in hours rather than by number of sorties, which can vary significantly from minutes to several hours. The information is only available for the last seven training years, as previous data was compiled in a different manner. The figures for the training year 2005-06 are shown in the following table b and are due to be published in the next statement on the pattern of military low flying that will be made available in the Library of the House in summer 2006.The following information reflects the actual amount of operational low flying carried out between 100 and 250 feet within IT, the tactical training area in mid-Wales. These statistics are consistent with the information provided annually in the statement on the pattern of military low flying.

Training year Hours-minutes
1999-00 38.80
2000-01 25.21
2001-02 30.23
2002-03 33.12
2003-04 32.12
2004-05 27.15
2005-06 13.49

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
446 c296-7W; 69485
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Low flying Wales
Link
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