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1017369

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London City Airport: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to ask the Competition and Markets Authority to consider conducting an inquiry into passenger air services linking Scotland to London City Airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL11929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans. We believe that air passengers are best served by a commercial airline market which is able to operate in a competitive environment. This allows airlines to determine the routes that they operate, and from which airports, based on their assessment of routes’ viability.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that air connectivity between Scotland and the rest of the UK is of real importance, and we are considering the issue of regional connectivity across the UK as we develop our upcoming Aviation Strategy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 10/12/2018 16:16:24 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1024845

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	London City Airport: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 10 December (HL11929), whether they undertook an assessment of British Airways fares and service availability between Scotland and London City airport in order to reach the conclusion that passengers are best served by the current policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL12286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. Airlines operate in a commercial market, and it is for them to determine which airports they operate based on their own assessment of costs and passenger demand. Government cannot dictate to airlines which services they operate or get involved in regulating the level of fares set by airlines operating in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/12/2018 15:20:13 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1028326

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Regional Airports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 18 December (HL12286), what steps they are taking to improve transport connectivity between the regions and nations of the UK; and how those steps relate to the allocation of landing slots at UK airports.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL12400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises how important transport networks, including regional airport connectivity, can be to their local areas and surrounding regions.</p><p> </p><p>The Aviation Strategy Green Paper ‘Aviation 2050’, has renewed the government’s commitment to support routes into London that may be at risk, commercially, through the establishment of Public Service Obligations (PSOs). The paper also considers what further role the government should have in supporting growth at our regional airports.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government has set out a clear ambition that at least 14 domestic routes operate from an expanded Heathrow Airport. The Green Paper has identified how Heathrow, with the support of government if needed, can make this happen.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also seeking views on reforming the process for allocating new slots in the Green Paper, with the objectives of facilitating competition and increasing both domestic and international connectivity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 20/12/2018 15:09:17 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1029615

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Air Routes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sugg on 20 December (HL12400), why the domestic services considered in the paper are limited to Heathrow; why services from London City Airport are not subject to review; and what assessment they have made of the distribution of landing slots between carriers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL12501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport is mentioned specifically as there has been a fall in domestic air connectivity into Heathrow in recent years due to the lack of capacity. Expansion at Heathrow Airport will mean for the first time a significant number of additional slots being released at a severely congested airport in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also confirmed that it is supportive of all UK airports beyond Heathrow making best use of their existing runways, subject to proposals being assessed in light of environmental and economic impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The current slot allocation process is set out in EU and UK legislation and is based on the guiding principles set out in IATA’s Worldwide Slot Guidelines. Slots in the UK are allocated by an independent co-ordinator so the Government does not complete assessments of the distribution of landing slots across UK airports. However, as I set out in my answer of 18 December, the Government is currently seeking views on reforming the process for allocating new slots through the Aviation Strategy Green Paper. The paper was published in December and the consultation closes on 11 April.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 08/01/2019 14:10:14 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1086337

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	British Transport Police
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why it has been proposed that the British Transport Police control room in Birmingham should be closed down and all control rooms replaced by one control room in Camden.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL14376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the resourcing and organisation of the British Transport Police (BTP) lies with the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) rather than with HM Government.</p><p> </p><p>The BTP currently operates two control rooms; one in London and one in Birmingham. Whilst this model has served the Force effectively, BTP considers that it is timely to re-examine this structure and deliver its command and control taking account of current and predicted demand. A number of Home Office forces and other organisations operate successfully with a single site control room.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/03/2019 16:39:21 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean