To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints (a) his Department and (b) the RAF received in (i) 2003, (ii) 2004, (iii) 2005, (iv) 2006 and (v) 2007 about flying activities at RAF Halton. (191929)

[holding answer 6 March 2008]: The number of complaints received is as follows:

The information comes from three sources—statistics held by RAF Halton; correspondence directed towards headquarters personnel and training command (before April 2007) and headquarters air command (after April 2007) and written complaints directed towards the Ministry of Defence. There is a possibility that there may be a small amount of duplication between these sources.