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1144755

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will encourage commercial flights using RAF Northolt to use sustainable sources of aviation fuel.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	286607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Fuel Services for visiting business aviation flights at RAF Northolt are provided by a contract with World Fuels Group. Therefore decisions on the future availability of sustainable aviation fuel would require contract modification agreement between World Fuels and the Ministry of Defence. There are currently no plans in this regard. All fuel provided must comply with regulatory standards.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/09/2019 16:14:22 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

773294

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will actively promote the use of RAF Northolt to facilitate UK regional air links to Heathrow Airport; and whether he has made an assessment of the effect on connectivity of using RAF Northolt to facilitate regional air links.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	108383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Right Honourable Gentleman to the Airports Commission’s interim report of December 2013 conclusions on RAF Northolt.</p><p>In addition, RAF Northolt is owned and operated by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and is primarily a military resource. Any policy decisions on expansion of civil aviation operations at the airfield are the responsibility of the RAF and the MOD.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 24/10/2017 14:22:55 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

757594

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has sought independent legal opinion on its authority to lift the cap on the number of flight movements permitted at RAF Northolt to 20,000 annually; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	8689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>No. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 6 September 2017 to Question 6451.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/09/2017 16:17:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name 20170906_6451_WQnA_extract_on_RAF_Northolt_Aviation.docx title 6451 - WQnA extract on RAF Northolt Aviation
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

755697

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risk to local buildings from larger commercial aircraft using RAF Northolt.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to increase the size of Business Aviation aircraft using RAF Northolt which will continue to be accepted under the existing strict terms and conditions in place.</p><p>The risk to buildings near to RAF Northolt is managed by strict adherence to safeguarding regulations which determine the size and height of buildings that can be built in the vicinity of the station including approach and departure paths. This protects both aircraft and those on the ground. The regulations are outlined in &quot;<em>The town and country planning (safeguarded aerodromes, technical sites and military explosives storage areas) direction 2002</em>&quot; and the &quot;<em>Manual of Aerodrome Design and Safeguarding&quot;.</em></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/09/2017 16:15:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

754576

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to section 1.24 of the Project Ark report by Ernst and Young of 1 February 2012, for what reasons planning permission has not been sought from the London Borough of Hillingdon for the proposed works at RAF Northolt.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Between 2011 and 2013 the Government reviewed a range of options for RAF Northolt, including the potential for disposal or transfer of the aerodrome functions to a civil operator. As part of this, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) commissioned the 2012 Project Ark report. The reference to civil licences in the Project Ark report was in relation to some of these options. Following this review, in April 2013 MOD Ministers took the decision to retain RAF Northolt as a military aerodrome, and other options were not taken forward. Therefore, civil licences were not considered further.</p><p> </p><p>The Project Ark report said that there may be potential to increase civil use on the military aerodrome up to 20,000 movements. However, Ministers took the decision to raise the self-imposed cap on civil movements to 12,000 movements per year. There are no plans to revisit this decision.</p><p> </p><p>Following that April 2013 review decision, the Project Ark report was archived, many of its options remained hypothetical, and it is not an active planning document.</p><p> </p><p>Medium-size airliner type aircraft can be operated at RAF Northolt. Alongside the based BAe 146 military airframes, a number of European allies operate medium-airliner-sized military aircraft into RAF Northolt on military business. However, civil movements remain under strict terms and conditions which specifically limit operating hours and the number of passengers, and exclude Scheduled Commercial Operations. This has the effect of limiting the types of civil aircraft which can operate into RAF Northolt to business aviation flights.</p><p>No meetings have been held with commercial airlines about RAF Northolt, but Ministers did in late 2015 and early 2016 correspond twice in reply to the Chief Executive of Flybe, following an unsolicited bid from that airline. This was not considered further. There are no plans to change the strict terms and conditions that limit the number of passengers on civil movements and exclude scheduled flights.</p><p> </p><p>As the planned runway works will see the refurbishment of existing infrastructure for military requirements, and no change of use is planned, there is no requirement for planning permission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 6451 6455 6525 6527 6533 question first answered 06/09/2017 15:45:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

754577

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Arrestor Beds have been installed, or are about to be installed, at any RAF station other than RAF Northolt.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Arrestor Beds have been installed at RAF Northolt. There are no other plans to install Arrestor Beds at any other RAF station in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/09/2017 16:00:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

754578

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the safety benefits are of installing Arrestor Beds at RAF Northolt.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The installation of the Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) Arrestor Beds at RAF Northolt will give the RAF the ability to ensure site containment and safety in the event an aircraft overrunning the runway.</p><p>The EMAS Arrestor system, which will be used at RAF Northolt is currently the only product certified for use in the U.K. which has been scientifically modelled and manufactured to ensure arresting capability.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 6536 6539 question first answered 06/09/2017 15:59:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

754579

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Arrestor Beds being installed at RAF Northolt are EMAS Arrestor Beds.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The installation of the Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) Arrestor Beds at RAF Northolt will give the RAF the ability to ensure site containment and safety in the event an aircraft overrunning the runway.</p><p>The EMAS Arrestor system, which will be used at RAF Northolt is currently the only product certified for use in the U.K. which has been scientifically modelled and manufactured to ensure arresting capability.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 6536 6538 question first answered 06/09/2017 15:59:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

754580

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to replace revenue lost from commercial flights as a result of closing RAF Northolt's runway for eight months.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to replace revenue lost from commercial flights as a result of the planned closure of RAF Northolt's runway for resurfacing.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/09/2017 15:07:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

754581

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Northolt: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to section 4.22 of the Project Ark report by Ernst and Young of 1 February 2012, whether spare capacity at RAF Northolt can accommodate up to 20,000 business jets per year.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Between 2011 and 2013 the Government reviewed a range of options for RAF Northolt, including the potential for disposal or transfer of the aerodrome functions to a civil operator. As part of this, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) commissioned the 2012 Project Ark report. The reference to civil licences in the Project Ark report was in relation to some of these options. Following this review, in April 2013 MOD Ministers took the decision to retain RAF Northolt as a military aerodrome, and other options were not taken forward. Therefore, civil licences were not considered further.</p><p> </p><p>The Project Ark report said that there may be potential to increase civil use on the military aerodrome up to 20,000 movements. However, Ministers took the decision to raise the self-imposed cap on civil movements to 12,000 movements per year. There are no plans to revisit this decision.</p><p> </p><p>Following that April 2013 review decision, the Project Ark report was archived, many of its options remained hypothetical, and it is not an active planning document.</p><p> </p><p>Medium-size airliner type aircraft can be operated at RAF Northolt. Alongside the based BAe 146 military airframes, a number of European allies operate medium-airliner-sized military aircraft into RAF Northolt on military business. However, civil movements remain under strict terms and conditions which specifically limit operating hours and the number of passengers, and exclude Scheduled Commercial Operations. This has the effect of limiting the types of civil aircraft which can operate into RAF Northolt to business aviation flights.</p><p>No meetings have been held with commercial airlines about RAF Northolt, but Ministers did in late 2015 and early 2016 correspond twice in reply to the Chief Executive of Flybe, following an unsolicited bid from that airline. This was not considered further. There are no plans to change the strict terms and conditions that limit the number of passengers on civil movements and exclude scheduled flights.</p><p> </p><p>As the planned runway works will see the refurbishment of existing infrastructure for military requirements, and no change of use is planned, there is no requirement for planning permission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 6454 6455 6525 6527 6533 question first answered 06/09/2017 15:45:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas