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date	01/05/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Chinese Government on the UK's commercial participation in that country's economic strategy for aviation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	140097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of formal mechanisms where the UK Government engages with the Chinese Government on that country’s economic strategy for aviation. These include:</p><p>- the annual Government to Government Aviation Working Group, which discusses issues relating to aerospace. The last meeting took place in the UK in November 2017.</p><p>- the Airport Working Sub-Group, which looks at the development of airports and related infrastructure. This last met in Beijing in March 2018.</p><p>In addition, the Department for Transport is exploring cooperation with the Air Traffic Management Bureau of China, and arranged a visit to the UK for its Director-General in November 2017 to meet the National Air Traffic Service and see operations at London Heathrow.</p><p>Finally, the bilateral Air Services Agreement between the UK and China was recently revised, and the number of services that airlines are allowed to operate between the UK and China has been increased to 150 per week. This creates opportunities for airlines from both countries to increase their flights to each other’s cities.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/05/2018 15:57:10 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

828958

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Government of China on its announcement on 4 January 2018 that it would activate four air routes along its southeast coast close to Taiwan’s Flight Information Region.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	124561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>In line with our longstanding position, we encourage China and Taiwan to engage in dialogue to resolve this issue.</p><p>We understand that the opening of the four new air routes in the Taiwan Strait on 4 January is a cause of concern for the authorities in Taiwan. The Government is assessing whether the introduction of these new northbound flights in the Straits will have any impact on aviation in the region. We regularly discuss cross-Straits issues with the Chinese authorities.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 31/01/2018 14:27:39 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

823483

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from the Taipei Representative Office on the announcement by the Civil Aviation Administration of China that it plans to will activate air routes M503, W121, W122 and W123 that are close to Taiwan’s Flight Information Region.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	122956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>​The Taipei Representative Office in London has contacted the UK Government to express its concern regarding the announcement by the Chinese authorities to activate air routes M503, W121, W122 and W123.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 24/01/2018 15:46:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

823484

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the announcement of 4 January 2019 by the Civil Aviation Administration of China that it will activate four air routes M503, W121, W122 and W123 close to Taiwan’s Flight Information Region, what assessment he has made of the effect of that policy on relations between Taiwan and China.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	122957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>​We understand that the opening of the four new air routes in the Taiwan Strait on 4 January is a cause of concern for the authorities in Taiwan.</p><p>Her Majesty's Government is assessing whether the introduction of these new northbound flights in the Straits will have any impact on aviation safety in the region.</p><p>In line with our longstanding position, we encourage China and Taiwan to engage in peaceful dialogue to resolve this issue.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 24/01/2018 15:50:16 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski