The UK\u2019s independent airspace regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is responsible for its own airspace change process. However, the CAA is required to ensure that its airspace change process is consistent with the Government\u2019s Air Navigation Guidance and Air Navigation Directions, as updated in October 2017.<\/p>
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Officials from the Department continue to work closely with the CAA to ensure its compliance with both the Guidance and the Directions.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-05-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-05-11T10:34:21.883Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-05-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Airspace"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department last audited the Civil Aviation Authority's airspace change process.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4589", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Courts"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Witney"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Robert Courts"} ], "uin" : "140838"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/896376", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/896376/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Royal Assent of the Space Industry Bill on 15 March 2018 was a major milestone in establishing the environment for safe, responsible and commercial spaceflight operations from UK spaceports. We are now working swiftly to put in place the detailed regulations, including licence requirements for spaceports and spaceflight operators. We opened a call for evidence on 27 March that will assist in formulating policy related to liability, insurance and charging; and are continuing to engage with prospective licensees. We are planning to publish and consult on the detailed regulations in 2019. Once the detailed licensing requirements are in place, it will enable companies to apply to become a licenced spaceport or spaceflight operator.<\/p>
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All civil servants at the Department for Transport are able to access online and face-to-face training on Devolution and Intergovernmental Working via the Civil Service Learning (CSL) portal.<\/p>
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i) The online Devolution & Intergovernmental Working module <\/strong>is for all new and existing civil servants, launched in November 2016. Through four online tutorials, video interviews with senior civil servants, and \u2018take back to the office\u2019 activities, it explains how the different governments operating in the UK work together, covering devolution settlements, decentralisation, City Deals and intergovernmental relations, as well as the \u2018Devolution Memorandum of Understanding and Supplementary Agreements\u2019.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Online Devolution & Intergovernmental Working<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> ii) The half day face-to-face Devolution & Intergovernmental Working workshop <\/strong>is also available to all civil servants. Building on the above online module, delegates learn from experienced professionals who have worked on a range of devolution matters about topics such as confidentiality, when to seek legal advice and the boundaries of devolution, where reserved and devolved powers meet.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Face-to-face Devolution & Intergovernmental Working<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Both the online and face-to-face workshops are included in the recommended learning for all civil servants working in a role related to EU exit. The online learning is included in the new EU Essentials for Policy Professionals programme, for those new to policy making or the civil service; and the face-to-face workshop is included in the EU Policy Practitioner Programme for those with more policy experience. These programmes were launched in April 2018.<\/p> <\/p> iii) Also available to civil servants are the EU exit: devolution settlements and intergovernmental working events. <\/strong>Delegates hear the views of Permanent Secretaries, and other senior civil servants from the devolved administrations and territorial offices, on intergovernmental relations within the current political climate.<\/p> <\/p> Fast Streamers at DfT are included in the central learning offer for the Fast Stream programme. Introduced in 2017 as part of Fast Stream policy learning<\/strong>, delegates take part in a Devolution workshop, which all brand new entrant centrally managed Fast Streamers attend as part of their Induction offer.<\/p> <\/p> Fast Streamers are also required to complete the online 'Devolution and Intergovernmental Working' e-learning product as mandatory e-learning within their first year on the Fast Stream programme.<\/p> <\/p> For the SCS, each nation of the UK leads and hosts an annual SCS conference <\/strong>to learn from each other and build networks across the Policy Profession. These have been held on 28/29 April 2016 in Cardiff, 20/21 April 2017 in Belfast (this included Irish Government Civil Servants too) and 26/27 April 2018 in Edinburgh. It will be for England to host in 2019.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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