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Written question asked by Lesley Laird (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 March 2019. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Monday, 18 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Airports: Scotland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the scope of EU Regulation 598/2014 relating to noise-related operating restrictions at Scottish Airports to include management of aircraft noise for communities who currently within the area of the proposed competent authorities but are badly affected by noise from the two main Scottish airports.

Answer

EU Regulation 598/2014 establishes rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at EU airports. This includes the appointment of a competent authority in relation to the operating restrictions.

A competent authority’s role relates to the operating restriction itself and is not bound by geography. The Government’s implementation of this Regulation for Scotland, The Airports (Noise-Related Operating Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2019, laid before Parliament has been brought forward by the UK Government because this is a reserved matter in relation to Scotland. The Regulations designate Scottish Ministers as the competent authority for Scottish airports within the scope of the regulation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
231562
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Aircraft Airports EU law Noise Scotland
Link
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