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date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of flights in the UK North Sea oil and gas sector were undertaken by (a) Airbus EC225 and (b) AS332 helicopters airframes in each year since 2007-08.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	39766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>As the independent aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), only records information on flights above a certain weight threshold.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA data below includes the number of departures and arrivals on both AS332 SUPER PUMA and EUROCOPTER EC225 (H225) aircraft operated between UK airports and Oil Rigs in each year since 2007.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AS332</p></td><td><p>38200</p></td><td><p>29855</p></td><td><p>23360</p></td><td><p>18269</p></td><td><p>16614</p></td><td><p>15867</p></td><td><p>19960</p></td><td><p>10551</p></td><td><p>2866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EC225</p></td><td><p>7785</p></td><td><p>10238</p></td><td><p>12008</p></td><td><p>14942</p></td><td><p>18154</p></td><td><p>14191</p></td><td><p>1183</p></td><td><p>12458</p></td><td><p>15418</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/06/2016 10:01:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

523662

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of workforce confidence in the safe operation of commercial helicopter transport in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	39826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK’s independent safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) takes seriously concerns raised in the safe operation of commercial helicopter transport.</p><p> </p><p>The CAA currently leads the Offshore Helicopter Safety Action Group (OHSAG) which seeks to drive through safety improvements.</p><p> </p><p>The Group is represented across industry and includes pilot and workforce representatives from key organisations to facilitate dialogue between helicopter operators, workforce representatives, manufacturers and regulators.</p><p> </p><p>The OHSAG has made significant safety improvements, including prohibiting helicopter flights in the most severe sea conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/06/2016 10:17:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

523663

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of (a) Airbus EC225 and (b) AS332 helicopters have been withdrawn from commercial service in the UK North Sea oil and gas sector since the fatal incident off the coast of Bergen, Norway on 29 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	39822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been working very closely with the Norwegian CAA following the Airbus EC225LP incident on the 29<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p> </p><p>Shortly after the accident, the CAA introduced restrictions to Airbus Helicopters EC225LP to prevent operations for commercial flights by UK operators. On 11<sup>th</sup> of May, these restrictions were extended to include the AS332L2 Super Puma helicopter.</p><p> </p><p>Following a report by Norwegian Air Accident Investigators on 1st June, the CAA further extended these restrictions to prohibit all flights by these helicopters until further information is available.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/06/2016 10:14:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham