Dear Mr Dean,

Thank you for your enquiry.  Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you
with a substantive response to your request today.  However, we have made
enquiries of HQ Air Command on your behalf and they confirm that they hope
to be in a position to write to you on behalf of the Department by the end
of next week.

We would not normally conduct an internal review until the substantive
response has been provided but if you remain dissatisfied when you receive
the substantive response, please contact us again.

Yours sincerely,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

Dear Mr Dean,

Thank you for your enquiry. We apologise that we have not been able to provide a response to you, as previously advised. HQ Air Command Secretariat, who are preparing the response, has been short-staffed during the epidemic and officials working from home have experienced difficulties accessing the relevant subject matter experts. However, we understand additional resources have now been assigned and you can expect a substantive response by the end of this month.

Given that a response is imminent we would not normally conduct a handling review but if, on receipt, you are dissatisfied with the contents of the response provided please contact us again or if you should experience a further delay.

You have an absolute right to at any time to contact the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Act. Further details of the role and powers of the Commissioner can be found on her website at: www.ico.org.uk . Her address is: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

We thank you for your patience.

Yours sincerely,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

Dear Mr Dean,

Thank you for your emails of 12 May and 3 June. We regret we are still not in a position to provide you with a substantive response to your request for information (reference FOI2020/02065). MOD has not provided a response within the statutory timescale under section 10 of the Act, for which we apologise. The measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in processing delays, and your request is one that has been affected.

We can advise that we would not normally provide an internal review until the substantive response has been issued so that we can examine both the handling and the substance of the response. We have, however, reminded HQ Air Command that they need to provide a substantive response to your request as quickly as possible.

Should you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your complaint you have an absolute right at any time in the process to contact the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Act. Further details of the role and powers of the Commissioner can be found on her website at: www.ico.org.uk . Her address is: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW.

Yours sincerely,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

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Dear Mr Dean,

We have again been in touch with HQ Air Command and reminded them of their obligation to provide a response to you under the Freedom of Information Act that which was originally due on 23 March 2021.

We are advised that they are aiming to get a substantive reply to you by the end of next week.

As we have previously advised, you have an absolute right at any time in the process to contact the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Act.

With again our sincere apologies for the delay.

Yours sincerely,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

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Dear Mr Dean,

Thank you for your enquiry of 27 July 2021. We regret MOD is still not in a position to provide you with a substantive response to your information request (reference FOI2020/02065). While we can assure you that work is underway to provide you with a response, we are currently unable to provide you with a date when this will happen.

I apologise that the Department has not provided a response within the statutory timescale under section 10 of the Act, or met the timescale promised in our previous email.

Should you wish to raise a complaint about the time taken to handle your request to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Act, you can do so through their website at: www.ico.org.uk .

Yours sincerely,

MOD Information Rights Compliance Team

Hello Adam,

Thank you for your request for information. Please find the attached
response.

Kind Regards,

Air Secretariat.

Hello Adam,

Thank you for your email, I would like to confirm that this portion of your query was answered on page 2 the answer is embedded in the following para taken from the response:

" Section 16(1) of the Act requires the public authority to provide advice and assistance wherever possible. For clarity, the RAF only monitors the airspace of the United Kingdom ".

I hope this helps to answer your query, if you have any further question please do not hesitate to ask.

Kind regards

Air Secretariat.

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