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Written question asked by Gordon Marsden (Labour) on Friday, 5 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 June 2015 (named day). It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 June 2015 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Aircraft: Air Conditioning

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2015 to Question 225927, if he will raise with his EU counterparts a proposal to establish an EU-wide study into the potential effects of repeated exposure to toxins inside aeroplanes.

Answer

The Department four published reports into cabin air were sent to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for their consideration. EASA are responsible for determining the requirement for and specification of any additional monitoring on board commercial aircraft.

I understand they have recently launched a Preliminary Cabin Air Measurement Campaign. This campaign will develop the methodology including equipment to be used, to perform cockpit and cabin air measurements. This will be followed by a large scale project of in-flight testing of cabin air quality.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1280
Session
2015-16
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Aircraft Air conditioning
Link
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