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Galileo. Minutes of evidence 27 October 2004.(Vote)

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee

Date

27 October 2004

Reference

HC 1210 2003/04

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what resources will be available to National Air Traffic Services to ensure that it is able to carry out the airspace work in time to meet the Aviation White Paper's timetable for new runways at (a) Stansted, (b) Heathrow and (c) Birmingham;...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 June 2004

For answer on

16 June 2004

Answered on

16 June 2004

Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what resources will be available to National Air Traffic Services to ensure that it is able to carry out the airspace work in time to meet the Aviation White Paper's timetable for new runways at (a) Stansted, (b) Heathrow and (c) Birmingham; and what reports he has received of difficulties with National Air Traffic Services which might hinder this work; [178481] (2) what further steps he will take to ensure the robustness of the air traffic control system in the light of the construction of the new runways envisaged by the Aviation White Paper. [178482] Mr. McNulty: The Government are satisfied--and the National Audit Office has confirmed--that last year's re-financing of NATS' has put the company on a robust financial footing and that it is able to make further vital investment to expand capacity to meet future growth. Work on the investment programme has re-started and NATS will invest some £1 billion in the national air traffic control system over the next 10 years. I have received no reports of difficulties within the company that might hinder NATS in carrying out the airspace work envisaged for it in the Aviation White Paper. The skills and experience necessary to carry forward airspace and procedure design work in support of such initiatives are, however, highly specialised, and NATS and the BAA are currently scoping the extent of the additional work required. This will identify the specific expertise and resources required, and whether NATS will need to seek additional skills as a result of this work.

Date

16 June 2004

Reference

422 c931W; 178481;178482

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of progress by National Air Traffic Services in securing investment to expand air traffic control capacity, with particular reference to restarting work on the new control centre in Prestwick. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Edward Leigh (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

420 c453W;420 c452W; 166178

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the reasons for the resignation of the Chief Executive of National Air Traffic Services; and how much time was left to run on the former Chief Executive's contract of employment; what payments have been made...

Asked by

Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

420 c310-1W; 166527;166528;166529

House

House of Commons

Treasury minute on the forty-seventh to the forty-ninth reports from the Public Accounts Committee, session 2002/03 (HC 624, HC 80, HC 907).

Type

Command papers

Notes

DEB;CH 12 FEB 2004; Received 23.02.04

Date

10 February 2004

Reference

Cm 6110

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from the National Air Traffic Service on the need for them to validate capacity forecasts contained in the White Paper on The Future of Air Transport; whether he has commissioned the National Air Traffic Service to validate...

Asked by

Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 January 2004

Reference

416 c1375W; 149045;149046

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what advice he received from the National Air Traffic Service on the feasibility of the proposals contained in the White Paper on The Future of Air Transport (a) prior to publication of the White Paper and (b) subsequently; what assessment his Department...

Asked by

Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 January 2004

For answer on

20 January 2004

Answered on

20 January 2004

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what advice he received from the National Air Traffic Service on the feasibility of the proposals contained in the White Paper on "The Future of Air Transport" (a) prior to publication of the White Paper and (b) subsequently; [149044] (2) what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the proposals in the White Paper on "The Future of Air Transport" on the design of UK airspace; [149047] (3) what discussions his Department has held with the National Air Traffic Service on the impact of increased airport capacity at (a) Heathrow and (b) Stansted on the design of London Terminal Area airspace; [149048] (4) what simulations have been undertaken by the National Air Traffic Service of the impact of increased airport capacity in the South East on the design of London Terminal Area airspace; [149049] (5) what assessment he has made of how long it will take the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) to (a) design and (b) implement changes necessary to the London Terminal Area airspace as a result of the proposed increases in airport capacity in the South East; and when NATS expects to begin this work. [149050] Mr. Darling: The studies that preceded "The Future of Air Transport" included a high-level assessment of airspace issues by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the body responsible for the planning and regulation of UK airspace, and National Air Traffic Services (NATS). This work concluded that the necessary airspace capacity could, in broad terms, be provided safely through the redesign of airspace and the introduction of enhanced air traffic techniques and systems. Copies of the relevant report have been placed in the House Libraries. Both organisations also responded to the consultation that preceded the White Paper. In their response, NATS supported the need for new runways in the South East and expressed a preference for development at existing airports. Paragraphs 12.25-12.27 of "The Future of Air Transport" set out the Government's expectation that the CAA will make early progress in bringing forward a programme of work, involving other key bodies including NATS, for the redesign of airspace to accommodate forecast growth in air traffic.

Date

20 January 2004

Reference

416 c1116-7W; 149044;149047;149048;149049;149050

House

House of Commons

Refinancing the public private partnership for National Air Traffic Services. Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General. (Vote).

Type

House of Commons papers

Date

5 January 2004

Reference

HC 157 2003/04

House

House of Commons

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