Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many air accidents invoving United Kingdom-registered airlines were reported for the last decade for which figures are available; and what the comparable accident level was for airlines registered in (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Germany. - Inc table.

Answer: Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many air accidents involving United Kingdom-registered airlines were reported for the last decade for which figures are available; and what the comparable accident level was for airlines registered in (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Germany.[R] [140093] Mr. McNulty: The following table sets out the number of total loss accidents for the United Kingdom, German and Irish airlines contained in the Airclaims CASE database for the period 1 January 1993 to 1 December 2002. The CASE database has been used as neither the Department nor the Civil Aviation Authority hold details of accidents involving German and Irish Airlines. A total loss accident is one in which the aircraft is damaged beyond economic repair. Total Loss Accidents for the Period 1 January 1993 to 1 January 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Passenger Operations Cargo Operation Aircraft 5700kg Aircraft 5700kg Aircraft 5700kg Aircraft 5700kg mtwa mtwa mtwa mtwa UK airlines 1 5 1 7 German airlines 1 5 1 1 Irish airlines 0 0 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. mtwa = maximum total weight authorised These figures are not directly comparable because of differences in other factors such as the number of hours flown.

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