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date	21/05/2018
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, whether he has plans to update passenger demand forecast models to reflect technological advances in the aviation sector; and if he will make statement.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department published its last set of passenger demand forecasts in October 2017 – this is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-aviation-forecasts-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-aviation-forecasts-2017</a>. This includes a significant update to the assumptions (including those relating to technology) underpinning the Fleet Mix Model, which was independently peer reviewed by Ricardo Energy &amp; Environment. The peer review - published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-aviation-fleet-mix-model-a-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-aviation-fleet-mix-model-a-review</a> – found the model to be fit for purpose. Fuel burn rates by aircraft type were also updated in line with Ricardo Energy &amp; Environment’s advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to update its models to take account of technological and other developments in the aviation sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/05/2018 12:50:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

909004

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date	21/05/2018
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, whether his Department plans to encourage the distribution of long-haul aviation traffic around the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	146077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Governments policy is to seek liberal air services agreements with our partners, enabling the widest access possible to aviation markets for consumers and businesses. The developing Aviation Strategy will look to future priorities, and how Government can support the connectivity needed by UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/05/2018 10:17:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable