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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Answer

Mr. Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what powers he has to regulate (a) aircraft movement, (b) airport management and (c) aircraft design and safety, currently subject to legislative provision of the United Kingdom Parliament, including those required by international treaties, that would be subject to the legislative provisions of the European Union under its proposed (i) common European sky and (ii) airsafety authorities. [139945] Mr. Mullin: The European Commission has yet to table any legislative proposals relating to its Single European Sky initiative. The Commission has issued a provisional version of a proposal for a regulation on establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation and creating a European Aviation Safety Agency. Until this proposal is formally presented and examined in detail, it is not possible to identify precisely which UK legislative powers would be affected. The Government will submit to the relevant Scrutiny Committees at the appropriate time an Explanatory Memorandum, which will include an assessment of the impact of the proposals on UK law.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

357 c283W; 139945

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Aviation Air traffic control Aircraft Airports Design EU action Regulation Safety

Link

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