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1989-90

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What are: (a) the establishment and (b) the operational criteria of H.M.S. `Vulcan'.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c761W;178 c757W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the changes to procedures in the United Kingdom Low Flying System introduced as a result of the Air Staff review of low flying procedures in early 1989.

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c763W;178 c759W
House
House of Commons

What was the total number of booked low-flying hours in the United Kingdom in 1989. - Total no of flying hours booked at low level in UK in 1989 was 111,037

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c764W;178 c760W
House
House of Commons

How many low flying sorties were carried out over the United Kingdom in each month from January to the latest available date. - Inc table

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c766W;178 c762W
House
House of Commons

How many low flying movements were authorised at less than 250 feet in each of the three tactical training areas in 1989; and on how many days during 1989 such flying was authorised in each of the tactical training areas. - Ref to 174 c240W

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c765W;178 c761W
House
House of Commons

How many Royal Air Force aircraft, and of which types, have been deployed to Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay for low-level training in 1990; and what were the dates of each deployment. - Table given

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c764W;178 c760W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the proportion of total low flying movements in the United Kingdom which occurred in each low flying area in: (a) 1988 and (b) 1989, in the manner provided for earlier years in his Department's evidence to the Defence Committee (HC 120, p.159).

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c766W;178 c761-2W
House
House of Commons

What is the stipulated minimum period of advance notice required by his Department for requests to conduct low flying over the United Kingdom at weekends or on public holidays; and what records are kept of such requests and his Department's responses thereto.

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c765W;178 c761W
House
House of Commons

What is the nature and purpose of the Green Lanyard exercise series; what types of aircraft are involved; and what plans exist for further exercises in this series. - Includes figure.

Asked by
Lord Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c767W;178 c762-3W
House
House of Commons

What is the nature and purpose of the Red Lanyard exercise series; what types of aircraft are involved; and what plans exist for further exercises in this series. - Inc figures

Asked by
Lord Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c766-7W;178 c762W
House
House of Commons

How many low level sorties were undertaken by British military aircraft from Goose Bay, Canada, in 1989; and if he will provide a breakdown of the figure by aircraft type. - Table given

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c763W;178 c758-9W
House
House of Commons

What is the lateral radius by which military jet pilots flying below 250 feet are instructed to avoid the village of Dalmellington, Ayrshire. - It is not MOD practice to release detailed information on flying restrictions in individual areas

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c764W;178 c760W
House
House of Commons

When he expects to publish the Board of Inquiry Report into the cause of the RAF Shackleton aircraft crash which occurred on the Isle of Harris in the Western Isles earlier this year; if he will list in the Official Report any changes in flying procedures for Shackletons or Shackleton-type...

Asked by
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c769W;178 c765W
House
House of Commons

What information he has on the reason for the construction of 293 new homes at RAF Bentwaters by the United States Government.

Asked by
Eric Martlew (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c770W;178 c766W
House
House of Commons

How many detachments of aircraft from RAF Germany have been made to RAF Machrihanish, for the purpose of low-level training, in 1990; and how many low-level sorties were flown during these detachments. - None

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c765W;178 c760W
House
House of Commons

What representations he has received for off-setting agreements involving the British army purchasing ABRAMS M1A2 battle tanks and the United States Army purchasing V.S.E.Ls AS90 self-propelled howitzers. - None.

Asked by
Lord Jopling (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c767W;178 c763W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the locations within the United Kingdom of: (1) the Jaguar wirestrike incident on 15th June 1979 and (2) the Harrier tree-strike incident on 8th July 1988.

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c765-6W;178 c761W
House
House of Commons

If he will list details of the dates, locations, aircraft involved and circumstances of each of the Category A airmisses between civil and military aircraft over the United Kingdom in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989, including the height at which each incident occurred. - Will write.

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c768W;178 c763W
House
House of Commons

What was the change, in percentage terms, in the number of Royal Air Force fast jet pilots qualified to fly at 100 feet between 1979 and 1989. - Information requested not available

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c766W;178 c762W
House
House of Commons

How many Royal Air Force aircraft, and of which types, are currently deployed for low-level training at Goose Bay, Canada; and how many low level sorties the Royal Air Force is expected to carry out there during 1990. - None. No of low level sorties carried out by RAF in...

Asked by
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 November 1990
Reference
178 c766W;178 c762W
House
House of Commons