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To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 23 July (HL1696), whether they will consider the issue of temporary disability parking badges with a photograph and a final date of use to disabled people at the time of their arrival at British ports and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 23 July (HL1696), whether they will consider the issue of temporary disability parking badges with a photograph and a final date of use to disabled people at the time of their arrival at British ports and...
The Government has no plans to introduce such a scheme. It would be administratively complex and expensive to confirm eligibility and produce the new high-security fraud resistant Blue Badge, on-demand, for short stay visitors. Anything less rigorous would undermine the UK scheme at a time when the Government has taken great strides to tackle fraud and abuse of Blue Badges.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any provision is made for disabled badge holders (1) from the European Union, and (2) from non-European Union countries, to enable them to park in disabled spaces in the United Kingdom; and, if not, whether they have studied the impact on tourism of enabling...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any provision is made for disabled badge holders (1) from the European Union, and (2) from non-European Union countries, to enable them to park in disabled spaces in the United Kingdom; and, if not, whether they have studied the impact on tourism of enabling...
The UK has informal reciprocal agreements in place with other European Union Governments to accept Blue Badges from Member States. Local authorities may, at their own discretion, also accept badges from non-EU countries. There has been no study of the impact on tourism.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the cost of repairing damage done to roads, railway property and to waterways by badgers in the last five years.[HL1202]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the cost of repairing damage done to roads, railway property and to waterways by badgers in the last five years.[HL1202]
The Department for Transport does not hold information on the costs of repairing damage caused by badgers on the road network, railway property or waterways.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what scientific, technical and medical expertise the Civil Aviation Authority has to investigate fume events on board aircraft.[HL791]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what scientific, technical and medical expertise the Civil Aviation Authority has to investigate fume events on board aircraft.[HL791]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) monitors the frequency and severity of such fume events through the Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Scheme (MORS) and through their general oversight of airline operations and employs experienced pilots and engineers who are able to assess the adequacy of air operators’ procedures for managing events of this nature. The CAA has been actively involved in research into the potential flight safety and health effects of fumes events for a number of years. The Head of the Aviation Health Unit has lead responsibility for the CAA’s ongoing participation in international activity seeking to resolve concerns about potential health effects.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are taken by the Civil Aviation Authority to ensure that passengers on board aircraft are made aware of fume events when they occur; what advice they give to vulnerable passengers who might have been affected; whether they measure the level of public concern...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures are taken by the Civil Aviation Authority to ensure that passengers on board aircraft are made aware of fume events when they occur; what advice they give to vulnerable passengers who might have been affected; whether they measure the level of public concern...
There is no national or international legislation requiring passengers to be informed of fume events. Fume events rarely cause symptoms requiring medical attention and airlines have procedures for assisting sick passengers or crew. If no symptoms are experienced, no action is required. A passenger who experiences symptoms that resolve during or immediately after the flight does not need to seek medical advice. If a passenger feels unwell following a fume event, and symptoms persist after the flight, medical advice should be sought.
There are no measures in place to establish the level of any public concern about fume events. However, members of the public with concerns should contact the Aviation Health Unit at the Civil Aviation Authority.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Earl Attlee on 13 June 2012 (Official Report, col. 1406), whether, as the matter was formally referred, the Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food and the Environment have yet received the relevant papers on research into cabin air...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Earl Attlee on 13 June 2012 (Official Report, col. 1406), whether, as the matter was formally referred, the Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food and the Environment have yet received the relevant papers on research into cabin air...
All four of the Department for Transport’s completed research studies into cabin air were formally submitted to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) in May 2012. The timing of the consideration of these reports is a matter solely for the COT.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will expedite the Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food and the Environment’s consideration of the subject of cabin air quality following the article published on the subject in Flight Global in the week commencing 22 April. [HL118]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will expedite the Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food and the Environment’s consideration of the subject of cabin air quality following the article published on the subject in Flight Global in the week commencing 22 April. [HL118]
All four of the Department for Transport’s completed research studies into cabin air were formally submitted to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) in May 2012. The timing of the consideration of these reports is a matter solely for the COT.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Civil Aviation Authority is required to publish details of its income sources; and, if so, whether they will provide the details.[HL3255]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Civil Aviation Authority is required to publish details of its income sources; and, if so, whether they will provide the details.[HL3255]
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) provides segmental reporting of its income within its annual report and accounts. It also provides more detailed income breakdowns to industry five times a year through the meetings of the CAA Finance Advisory Committee which is composed of aviation trade representative organisations. The sources of the CAA’s statutory income can be seen from reference to the CAA Schemes of Charges which can be accessed via the CAA website at www.caa.co.uk.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 5 July 2011 (WA 36–7), what measures are in force to prevent conflict of interests in the exercise by the Civil Aviation Authority of its duties to enforce the Health and Safety at Work etc Act...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 5 July 2011 (WA 36–7), what measures are in force to prevent conflict of interests in the exercise by the Civil Aviation Authority of its duties to enforce the Health and Safety at Work etc Act...
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) does not enforce the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 or the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended). The CAA does enforce Regulation 6 of the Civil Aviation Authority (Working Time) Regulations 2004 (as amended). The CAA is the UK’s independent aviation regulator and the greater part of its income comes from the range of regulatory charges it imposes on industry. It is accountable to Parliament through the Secretary of State for its functions. Funding for the enforcement of these regulations comes within the standard funding arrangements of the CAA.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food and the Environment to report on the studies of cabin air quality conducted by Cranfield University and the Institute of Occupational Medicine on behalf of the Department for Transport.[HL3150]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food and the Environment to report on the studies of cabin air quality conducted by Cranfield University and the Institute of Occupational Medicine on behalf of the Department for Transport.[HL3150]
The research into cabin air quality undertaken on behalf of the Department for Transport has been completed and the studies have been referred to the Committee on Toxicity (the COT) for its consideration.
I understand from the Health Protection Agency that at present it is not possible to specify when a draft discussion paper will be completed by the COT on the reports conducted by Cranfield University and the Institute of Occupational Medicine. When ready, the draft discussion paper will be made publicly available on the COT website and placed on a COT agenda for discussion.
The COT is the Government's independent adviser on matters concerning toxicity and determines its own timetable for the consideration of matters referred
to it. A link to the COT website is given below where details of forthcoming COT meetings are given: http://cot.food.gov.uk/cotmtgs/.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the views of the peer reviewers of the Cranfield cabin air monitoring study, who described a series of serious flaws which included aspects deemed “highly unsatisfactory” and “very highly skewed”, were taken into account when the report was published; and whether they maintain that...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the views of the peer reviewers of the Cranfield cabin air monitoring study, who described a series of serious flaws which included aspects deemed “highly unsatisfactory” and “very highly skewed”, were taken into account when the report was published; and whether they maintain that...
Cranfield University’s report of May 2011 was submitted in draft for scientific peer review as is normal practice. The peer reviewers’ comments were taken into account before a final report was issued. Cranfield stand firmly behind their report.
All the research projects commissioned into cabin air by the Department for Transport have now been completed and published. They have also been referred formally to the Committee on Toxicity—the independent adviser to government on matters concerning the toxicity of chemicals—for its consideration.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Surface Residue Study undertaken for the Department for Transport by the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, which found concentrations of mono-orthocresylphosphate (MOCP) at around three times the level of tri-orthocresylphosphate (TOCP) in airborne measurements, accords with the statement from the manufacturers of the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Surface Residue Study undertaken for the Department for Transport by the Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, which found concentrations of mono-orthocresylphosphate (MOCP) at around three times the level of tri-orthocresylphosphate (TOCP) in airborne measurements, accords with the statement from the manufacturers of the...
The information available was published in the Cranfield University report of May 2011 and the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) report of June 2012. The department has referred all the research it has commissioned on cabin air quality to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) which is the independent adviser to government on matters concerning the toxicity of chemicals. The next step is for the COT to consider this work.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether tri-cresylphosphate (TCP) was found in 23 per cent of flights tested during the Cranfield air monitoring study; at what levels it was found; and what are the occupational exposure limits for TCP in enclosed pressurised spaces.[HL1747]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether tri-cresylphosphate (TCP) was found in 23 per cent of flights tested during the Cranfield air monitoring study; at what levels it was found; and what are the occupational exposure limits for TCP in enclosed pressurised spaces.[HL1747]
The information available was published in the Cranfield University report of May 2011 and the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) report of June 2012. The department has referred all the research it has commissioned on cabin air quality to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) which is the independent adviser to government on matters concerning the toxicity of chemicals. The next step is for the COT to consider this work.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware that the UK’s leading aircraft engine manufacturer has claimed that “toxic cabin air” is its sixth biggest engine problem; and what measures are being taken to rectify the problem.[HL1748]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware that the UK’s leading aircraft engine manufacturer has claimed that “toxic cabin air” is its sixth biggest engine problem; and what measures are being taken to rectify the problem.[HL1748]
The information available was published in the Cranfield University report of May 2011 and the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) report of June 2012. The department has referred all the research it has commissioned on cabin air quality to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) which is the independent adviser to government on matters concerning the toxicity of chemicals. The next step is for the COT to consider this work.
To ask her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 15 May (WA 3-4) in view of the statement that “eligibility for a badge under the ‘with further assessment’ criteria is not condition specific”, whether they will remove those sections of the guidance that specify particular...
To ask her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 15 May (WA 3-4) in view of the statement that “eligibility for a badge under the ‘with further assessment’ criteria is not condition specific”, whether they will remove those sections of the guidance that specify particular...
The guidance issued by the Department for Transport for local authorities is non-statutory. It makes it clear that each badge application should be treated on a case by case basis and that decisions about whether or not a person meets the eligibility criteria set out in the regulations are for the issuing local authority to make. The conditions quoted in the guidance are examples that are intended to improve consistency and to assist local authorities in ensuring that badges are issued to those people who are unable to walk or have very considerable difficulty walking.
The guidance is based on research that was carried out with a range of disabled people’s representatives, health care professionals and local authorities. Disabled people’s representatives were also consulted on a draft of the guidance before it was published.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in the guidance related to Blue Badge eligibility, conditions including myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) are expressly identified as not being “in themselves a qualification for a badge”; and to what other medical conditions this guidance relates.[HL71]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in the guidance related to Blue Badge eligibility, conditions including myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) are expressly identified as not being “in themselves a qualification for a badge”; and to what other medical conditions this guidance relates.[HL71]
Eligibility for a Blue Badge is set out in the governing regulations. These are the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) 2000, as amended. Since the 1980s, the regulations allow people to apply to local authorities for a badge through two main routes: “without further assessment” and “with further assessment”. Under the “with further assessment” category, a person may be eligible for a badge if they have a permanent and substantial disability which means they are unable to walk or have very considerable difficulty walking.
It is for the relevant local authority to make decisions on whether or not a person is eligible for a badge. To help ensure consistency, the Department for Transport issues non-statutory guidance to local authorities on the factors that should be taken into account when they are making an assessment. As part of major reforms to the scheme, the department published updated guidance in June 2011 and again in February 2012.
The guidance is intended to explain that eligibility for a badge under the “with further assessment” criteria is not condition specific. Local authorities should take into account the effect of a person’s condition on their ability to walk. The guidance gives examples of conditions like myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and mental and cognitive impairments like autism and dementia. In these cases, people might be eligible for a badge if their condition means they are unable to walk or have very considerable difficulty walking. They might, however, not be eligible if their ability to walk is unaffected.
As part of wide-ranging reforms, the Government considered extending eligibility for a Blue Badge. They announced on February 2011 that they had no plans to extend eligibility to other groups of disabled people. With over 2.5 million badges already on issue, the Government decided that it was important to ensure the Blue Badge scheme remains sustainable in the long term and that it protected the concession for those who need it the most, that is, those who are unable to walk or have considerable difficulty walking.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether either the Civil Aviation Authority or the Health and Safety Executive are actively enforcing the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) for United Kingdom aircrew; and, if they are not, what assessment they have...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether either the Civil Aviation Authority or the Health and Safety Executive are actively enforcing the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) for United Kingdom aircrew; and, if they are not, what assessment they have...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the legal limit of exposure to mixtures of chemicals that occur when synthetic jet engine oil is heated; and whether workplace limits for exposure to those chemicals apply to the cabin and flight deck of an aircraft at altitude.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the legal limit of exposure to mixtures of chemicals that occur when synthetic jet engine oil is heated; and whether workplace limits for exposure to those chemicals apply to the cabin and flight deck of an aircraft at altitude.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Attlee on 23 June (WA 320), whether they will place a copy of the Cranfield University Research in the Library of the House, together with the page references for the information referred to in ministerial answers to Questions...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Attlee on 23 June (WA 320), whether they will place a copy of the Cranfield University Research in the Library of the House, together with the page references for the information referred to in ministerial answers to Questions...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 14 June 2011 (WA 168), whether the Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for informing airline passengers of the occurrence of fume events; and, if not, how passengers who may have suffered health effects as the result...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 14 June 2011 (WA 168), whether the Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for informing airline passengers of the occurrence of fume events; and, if not, how passengers who may have suffered health effects as the result...