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Written question asked by Lord Pack (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 16 March 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 March 2026. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Friday, 10 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Aviation: EU Law

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee's 34th Report of Session 2024–26, what progress they have made towards finding a solution for making further amendments to assimilated law in relation to aviation safety after June 2026.

Answer

UK airspace and airlines are amongst the safest in the world. The UK remains steadfast in our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of aviation safety. We are confident that the powers gap issue will not impact the UK’s exemplary aviation safety record.

The Department is actively looking at solutions to close or mitigate these gaps at the earliest opportunity to maintain a functioning statute book and provide certainty to the transport sector. We will review whether existing powers on the statute book may be appropriate and look at introducing primary legislation, where needed, when Parliamentary time allows.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL15607
Session
2024-26
Related items
Aviation: EU Law
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Aviation EU law Safety
Link
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