Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 29 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 May 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Monday, 10 May 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) representations and (b) complaints have been received by the (i) RAF and (ii) Department about low flying military aircraft in (A) England, (B) Scotland and (C) Wales in each year since 1994. - Inc table from 2000-01.

Answer: Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) representations and (b) complaints have been received by the (i) RAF and (ii) Department about low flying military aircraft in (A) England, (B) Scotland and (C) Wales in each year since 1994. [170876] Mr. Caplin: In maintaining our records we do not differentiate between representations and complaints; all complaints, whether received centrally or at individual establishments are recorded on a central database and it is not possible to distinguish between them. Detailed records are only retained for three years; it is therefore not possible to provide the information requested for earlier years. The number of complaints received based on information provided by the complainant for (A) England, (B) Scotland, (C) Wales regarding military low flying over the last three training years are outlined in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 England 3,003 3,194 3,248 Scotland 759 687 831 Wales 496 454 488 Isle of Man 0 1 1 No county provided 11 13 11 Total 4,269 4,349 4,579 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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