Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 April 2026 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 13 April 2026. A substantive answer was provided by Keir Mather (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Aircraft: Exhaust Emissions
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of contrails on its Airspace Modernisation Strategy.
- Answer
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The Airspace Modernisation Strategy supports the aviation sector in reducing emissions through aircraft flying more direct routes.
Contrails arise from a combination of jet fuel combustion, air particles, water vapour and atmospheric conditions, and as such are considered through the Department’s work with the sector via the Jet Zero Strategy and Taskforce, which look at aviation decarbonisation holistically.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 123716
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Aircraft Exhaust emissions Airspace
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- 2026-04-14 14:57:43 +0100
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