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Written question asked by Joe Robertson (Conservative) on Friday, 3 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Air Routes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13301 on Air Routes, what assessment she has made of the the adequacy of the number of qualified airspace designers currently working to deliver the Airspace Modernisation Strategy.

Answer

Specialist resource, such as airspace designers, for the delivery of Airspace Modernisation are provided by private companies such as NATS. NATS is a private company, and it is for its management to decide how to resource its operation and provide its services.

Officials and the Civil Aviation Authority are working closely with NATS to strengthen the pipeline of specialist airspace design capability, including through NATS internal training schemes and use of external expertise.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15856
Session
2026-27
Related items
Air Routes
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Air routes Vacancies Skilled workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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