Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 January 1991.
Alan Beith
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
12:00,
22 January 1991
Now that the operational value of low flying has been clearly demonstrated, and the skills involved so courageously used, does the Minister share my hope that other areas of the country will be keen to share the burden of low-flying training that Northumberland now carries?
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