Written question asked by Martin Redmond (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 December 1996. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 December 1996 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: What changes have been made since August 1995 to the structure of the low flying system in the Salisbury Plain area; and what were the reasons for those changes.

Answer: Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes have been made since August 1995 to the structure of the low flying system in the Salisbury plain area; and what were the reasons for those changes. [8592] Mr. Soames: The previous boundaries of low flying Areas 1A, 1B and 1C used a mixture of geographic features and lines of latitude and longitude to delineate the areas. Changes were made in April and August 1996 so that significant line features such as the M4, A34, A41 (T) and other roads were adopted as boundaries to facilitate the management and conduct of low-level helicopter operations.

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