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810162

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which measures in addition to those set out in the Clean Growth Strategy will be required to keep aviation emissions to 37.5 MegaTonnes.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains open to considering all feasible measures to ensure that the aviation sector contributes fairly to UK emissions reductions, and is committed to meeting its emissions reduction targets under the Climate Change Act.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of measures available to reduce carbon emissions from aviation, including biofuels, airspace reform and improvements in technology.</p><p> </p><p>As mentioned in the Clean Growth Strategy, the Government will set out its strategic approach to the aviation sector in a series of consultations leading to the publication of a new Aviation Strategy for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy will consider what the best approach and combination of policy measures are to ensure we effectively address carbon emissions from aviation.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 16:56:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

810158

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on air quality of the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that the Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme can be delivered without impacting on the UK’s compliance with air quality limit values, given the measures set out in the Government’s air quality plan, and with a suitable package of mitigation measures taken forward by the promoter.</p><p> </p><p>Should the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement be designated, then it would be for the promoter to undertake a detailed assessment of the air quality impacts of the scheme, including during construction, and put forward to the Planning Inspectorate an appropriate package of mitigations that address air quality impacts and demonstrate compliance with air quality obligations.</p><p> </p><p>In order to grant development consent, the Secretary of State would need to be satisfied that, with mitigation, the scheme would be compliant with legal obligations.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 17:47:40 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

810159

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proposals he plans to put in place to mitigate the negative air quality effects of a third runway at Heathrow.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Should the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement be designated, then it would be for the promoter to undertake a detailed assessment of the air quality impacts of the scheme and put forward to the Planning Inspectorate an appropriate package of mitigations that address air quality impacts and demonstrate compliance with air quality obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The precise package of mitigation measures would be subject to consultation with local communities to ensure that the most effective measures are taken forward.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in order to grant development consent, the Secretary of State would need to be satisfied that, with mitigation, the scheme would be compliant with legal obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 17:43:27 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

810161

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
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 measures required to keep aviation CO2 emissions to 37.5MegaTonnes in line with the modelling in the 4th and 5th carbon budgets.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains open to considering all feasible measures to ensure that the aviation sector contributes fairly to UK emissions reductions, and is committed to meeting its emissions reduction targets under the Climate Change Act.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of measures available to reduce carbon emissions from aviation, including biofuels, airspace reform and improvements in technology.</p><p> </p><p>As mentioned in the Clean Growth Strategy, the Government will set out its strategic approach to the aviation sector in a series of consultations leading to the publication of a new Aviation Strategy for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy will consider what the best approach and combination of policy measures are to ensure we effectively address carbon emissions from aviation.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 17:45:28 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

810190

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 119564, on aviation, what the reasons are for the directions and advice in place in the cases of (a) Libya, (b) Syria, (c) Yemen, (d) Iraq, (e) Somalia, (f) Ukraine and (g) Egypt.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	120656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department provides advice to operators of UK registered aircraft on the risks of using a country’s airspace or Flight Information Region (FIR) in areas where an elevated level of risk is assessed due to activities on the ground. This advice is issued by the Civil Aviation Authority in the form of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). The level of advice is determined based on the threat posed to aircraft in that airspace and a risk assessment is completed, based on the best available information, before any advice is issued. In certain cases the advice is supplemented by a Direction not to operate.</p><p>The reasons for the current NOTAMs in the areas mentioned are:</p><p>a) Potential risk to aviation overflying Libya from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry.</p><p>b) Potential risk to aviation overflying Syria from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry.</p><p>c) Potential risk to aviation overflying Yemen from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry.</p><p>d) Potential risk to aviation overflying Iraq from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry.</p><p>e) Potential risk to aviation overflying Somalia at less than 25,000ft above ground level from dedicated anti-aircraft weaponry</p><p>f) Potential risk to aviation overflying eastern Ukraine from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry and the potential for confusion over air traffic control service provision in the Simferopol (UKFV) FIR</p><p>g) Potential risk to aviation overflying Egyptian airspace in Northern Sinai Governate at less than 25,000 ft above ground level from dedicated anti-aircraft weaponry.</p><p>Additionally, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all but essential travel by air to or from Sharm el Sheikh following the downing of a Metrojet flight in October 2015.</p><p>Advice is kept under regular review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 17:50:00 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

810305

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Uber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will introduce regulations in response to the ruling by the European Court of Justice on 20 December 2017 that Uber is a transport company and not a digital service.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	120771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Uber has always been regulated as a private hire vehicle operator in England and Wales, therefore no additional or revised regulation is required as a consequence of the European Court of Justice ruling.</p><p> </p><p>I announced in a Westminster Hall debate that I would be setting up a working group to consider current issues concerning taxi and PHV licensing. That group has now been formed and will report its findings to me early this year.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 16:27:53 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

809654

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Night Flying
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 feasibility of imposing an eight hour night flight ban at Heathrow Airport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Following consultation, in October 2017, the Government implemented a new five-year night flight regime at Heathrow, which will end in October 2022. This regime limits the number of scheduled movements to an average of sixteen per night for a six and a half hour night period.</p><p> </p><p>The revised draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) sets out the Government’s expectation for a six and a half hour ban on scheduled night flights at an expanded Heathrow. Should the revised draft Airports NPS be designated, consideration of any ban, including timings, would be subject to the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Balanced Approach to noise management, including consultation with local communities and other interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 14:09:08 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

809655

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a legally binding noise envelope at Heathrow Airport; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The revised draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) makes clear that any noise envelope at an expanded Heathrow should be tailored to local priorities and include clear noise performance targets. If the revised draft Airports NPS is designated, the design of any noise envelope would be defined in consultation with local communities and relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 14:04:40 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

809656

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will assess the potential merits of changing the boundaries at which communities affected by aircraft noise receive compensation.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Following its recent Airspace Policy consultation, the Department implemented changes to its policy on compensation for communities affected by noise as a result of airspace change. The Government will undertake additional consideration of this issue through the new aviation strategy it is currently developing.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 14:01:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

809657

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Heathrow Airport on potential boundary changes to its Quieter Homes scheme.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>There have been no discussions between the Department for Transport and Heathrow Airport on potential changes to Heathrow’s Quieter Homes scheme.</p><p>Whilst the Government sets the guidelines on when it expect airport operators to provide compensation to local communities, decision on how to apply the guidance are for the airport itself.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 13:56:42 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park