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1364056

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Forecasts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to update its 2017 UK aviation forecasts.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	64564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Over the last two years, the Department has been undertaking an extensive model development programme, engaging with industry on several occasions, to both improve and update various elements of the model. This model development is ongoing and an updated version will be used for the next set of published long term forecasts.</p><p> </p><p>We will look to publish new long term aviation forecasts in due course. However, this is a period of great uncertainty and we need to observe a more settled recovery before we can begin to reflect this in any future forecasts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/11/2021 12:33:35 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1364058

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Civil Aviation Authority: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role he plans for local community representatives to have on the civil aviation authority's new environmental panel.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	64565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the closure of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN), my Department is working with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), for it to take on the majority of ICCAN's former functions. To help deliver these functions the CAA will be establishing a new environment panel that will provide it with independent expert guidance to support its environmental roles, including the consideration of carbon, air quality, as well as aviation noise.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA is currently undertaking work to define both the purpose and remit of the environmental panel, before recruiting a diverse membership. The panel is expected to be operational from April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/11/2021 12:35:14 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1416933

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airspace: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to provide financial support for communities impacted by the airspace modernisation programme.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	112513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The airspace modernisation programme is a critical national infrastructure project that aims to deliver quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys to the benefit of all airspace users and those impacted, including communities.</p><p> </p><p>Engagement with all relevant stakeholders, including communities, is an important part of the airspace change process and is crucial to the success of the airspace modernisation programme. It is the responsibility of every airspace change sponsor (usually an airport or Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP)) to ensure engagement meets the needs of local stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>CAP1616 - the Civil Aviation Authority’s airspace change approvals process - must be followed by all sponsors of airspace change proposals. This process gives communities the opportunity to comment on, and influence, airspace changes. Airport Consultative Committees should be consulted on all airspace change proposals where there is potential for a significant impact on the likely level of noise disturbance and are another way of engaging with communities.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of sponsors in the programme are currently at Stage 2 of the CAP1616 process. At this stage, each sponsor develops and undertakes an initial appraisal of the impacts of a number of different airspace options. We expect all sponsors to submit initial airspace change options to the CAA for sign-off within the next 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Once approved by the CAA, each sponsor will move to Stage 3. It is at this stage that sponsors will undertake a full options appraisal before undertaking a formal public consultation with all interested stakeholders, including local communities. We expect that the majority of sponsors will be in a position to consult publicly from 2023 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that consultation is meaningful and accessible to all stakeholders, advice on engagement has been published, and consultation documents and engagement plans will need to be approved by the CAA before consultation can begin.</p><p> </p><p>Through this and the CAP1616 requirements, there are suitable measures already in place to ensure communities are supported where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 112514 112515 112517 question first answered 03/02/2022 10:04:48 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1416935

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airspace
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that local communities that will be impacted by the airspace modernisation programme can access independent expert advice.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	112514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The airspace modernisation programme is a critical national infrastructure project that aims to deliver quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys to the benefit of all airspace users and those impacted, including communities.</p><p> </p><p>Engagement with all relevant stakeholders, including communities, is an important part of the airspace change process and is crucial to the success of the airspace modernisation programme. It is the responsibility of every airspace change sponsor (usually an airport or Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP)) to ensure engagement meets the needs of local stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>CAP1616 - the Civil Aviation Authority’s airspace change approvals process - must be followed by all sponsors of airspace change proposals. This process gives communities the opportunity to comment on, and influence, airspace changes. Airport Consultative Committees should be consulted on all airspace change proposals where there is potential for a significant impact on the likely level of noise disturbance and are another way of engaging with communities.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of sponsors in the programme are currently at Stage 2 of the CAP1616 process. At this stage, each sponsor develops and undertakes an initial appraisal of the impacts of a number of different airspace options. We expect all sponsors to submit initial airspace change options to the CAA for sign-off within the next 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Once approved by the CAA, each sponsor will move to Stage 3. It is at this stage that sponsors will undertake a full options appraisal before undertaking a formal public consultation with all interested stakeholders, including local communities. We expect that the majority of sponsors will be in a position to consult publicly from 2023 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that consultation is meaningful and accessible to all stakeholders, advice on engagement has been published, and consultation documents and engagement plans will need to be approved by the CAA before consultation can begin.</p><p> </p><p>Through this and the CAP1616 requirements, there are suitable measures already in place to ensure communities are supported where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 112513 112515 112517 question first answered 03/02/2022 10:04:48 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1416936

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airspace
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his Department policy for local communities to be able to access independent expert advice in regard to airspace change proposals.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	112515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The airspace modernisation programme is a critical national infrastructure project that aims to deliver quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys to the benefit of all airspace users and those impacted, including communities.</p><p> </p><p>Engagement with all relevant stakeholders, including communities, is an important part of the airspace change process and is crucial to the success of the airspace modernisation programme. It is the responsibility of every airspace change sponsor (usually an airport or Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP)) to ensure engagement meets the needs of local stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>CAP1616 - the Civil Aviation Authority’s airspace change approvals process - must be followed by all sponsors of airspace change proposals. This process gives communities the opportunity to comment on, and influence, airspace changes. Airport Consultative Committees should be consulted on all airspace change proposals where there is potential for a significant impact on the likely level of noise disturbance and are another way of engaging with communities.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of sponsors in the programme are currently at Stage 2 of the CAP1616 process. At this stage, each sponsor develops and undertakes an initial appraisal of the impacts of a number of different airspace options. We expect all sponsors to submit initial airspace change options to the CAA for sign-off within the next 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Once approved by the CAA, each sponsor will move to Stage 3. It is at this stage that sponsors will undertake a full options appraisal before undertaking a formal public consultation with all interested stakeholders, including local communities. We expect that the majority of sponsors will be in a position to consult publicly from 2023 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that consultation is meaningful and accessible to all stakeholders, advice on engagement has been published, and consultation documents and engagement plans will need to be approved by the CAA before consultation can begin.</p><p> </p><p>Through this and the CAP1616 requirements, there are suitable measures already in place to ensure communities are supported where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 112513 112514 112517 question first answered 03/02/2022 10:04:48 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1416938

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airspace: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason his Department is allocating funding to the aviation industry to develop the Airspace Modernisation Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	112516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Airspace modernisation programme is a critical national infrastructure project that aims to deliver quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys. Utilising new technology, it will allow the aviation industry to build back better, safely, provide better access for all airspace users and create opportunities to reduce noise and carbon emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Funding is being provided on an exceptional basis while the sector recovers from the impact of the pandemic to support our programme to modernise the UK’s airspace. The sponsors of the programme will resume responsibility for funding further stages of the programme as the sector continues its recovery.</p><p> </p><p>The funding provided will enable airports to progress with their airspace change proposals to assist in delivering the airspace modernisation programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 01/02/2022 16:11:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1416940

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airspace: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to local communities seeking expert advice on the impact of airspace change proposals.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	112517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The airspace modernisation programme is a critical national infrastructure project that aims to deliver quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys to the benefit of all airspace users and those impacted, including communities.</p><p> </p><p>Engagement with all relevant stakeholders, including communities, is an important part of the airspace change process and is crucial to the success of the airspace modernisation programme. It is the responsibility of every airspace change sponsor (usually an airport or Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP)) to ensure engagement meets the needs of local stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>CAP1616 - the Civil Aviation Authority’s airspace change approvals process - must be followed by all sponsors of airspace change proposals. This process gives communities the opportunity to comment on, and influence, airspace changes. Airport Consultative Committees should be consulted on all airspace change proposals where there is potential for a significant impact on the likely level of noise disturbance and are another way of engaging with communities.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of sponsors in the programme are currently at Stage 2 of the CAP1616 process. At this stage, each sponsor develops and undertakes an initial appraisal of the impacts of a number of different airspace options. We expect all sponsors to submit initial airspace change options to the CAA for sign-off within the next 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Once approved by the CAA, each sponsor will move to Stage 3. It is at this stage that sponsors will undertake a full options appraisal before undertaking a formal public consultation with all interested stakeholders, including local communities. We expect that the majority of sponsors will be in a position to consult publicly from 2023 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that consultation is meaningful and accessible to all stakeholders, advice on engagement has been published, and consultation documents and engagement plans will need to be approved by the CAA before consultation can begin.</p><p> </p><p>Through this and the CAP1616 requirements, there are suitable measures already in place to ensure communities are supported where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 112513 112514 112515 question first answered 03/02/2022 10:04:48 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie