To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has yet replied to the letters dated 16 June 1989 and 8 August 1989 from J. B. Moffatt, assistant secretary of the Celtic League, concerning Royal Air Force Hawk trainer aircraft operating over Wales and the Isle of Man.

Copies of both letters have now been traced and will be answered as soon as possible.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether all the Hawk trainer aircraft currently based in Wales have been subjected to the turbine fan modification ordered some years ago.

There are no problems outstanding on the Hawk engine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether all the Hawk trainer aircraft currently based in Wales have now been re-sparred.

There is no programme to re-spar the Hawk trainer. Under the programme to re-wing the Hawk, new wings will be fitted as the existing wings reach the end of their fatigue life. Nine of the 85 aircraft based in Wales have been so modified.