As featured in Hansard!!

[Rheged]

An extract from Hansard  (the verbatim report of parliamentary debates) 30th April  1991 (look at the end  of column 155)

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199091/cmhansrd/1991-04-30/Orals-1.html

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence  Re: F3 Tornado  


Mrs Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Having reviewed the performance of Tornados, will the Minister turn his attention to Buccaneer jets? A potentially catastrophic incident took place off the coast of my constituency yesterday, when a Buccaneer jet took evasive action and missed a ferry by only 40 ft. We accept that pilots must train, but does the right hon. Gentleman agree that it is wrong for them to do so along busy ferry lanes?

Mr Alan Clark (Plymouth, Sutton)

The hon. Lady is right to make that point on behalf of her constituents. We have the report, but all that I can tell her is that the incident is being looked into.



Alan Clark is then reputed to have muttered to a colleague  "I suppose that it makes a change from using the busy bus lanes in downtown  Beirut"

[Howard of Effingham]

hilarious!

at least mr clark CAN crack a good and true gag.

op 'pulsator' over beirut wasn't it?

cheers rheged!