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Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 November 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 25 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Dept for Transport

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are being taken to ensure that a continuous 24-hour service is available for the National Air Traffic Service's online safety information service; on how many occasions the service has been suspended, and for how long in each case; and what assessment he has made of the safety implications of United Kingdom pilots having to obtain safety information via alternative sources to the NATS online information service; if he will make it his policy that the maximum period of downtime on the NATS online information service be not more than 30 minutes in any three-month period; what assessment he has made of the implications the faults on the NATS online information service might have for pilots flying from airfields in North Yorkshire.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
395 c72-3W; 81927;81925;81926
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Software Aviation Air traffic control Internet Safety North Yorkshire Information services NATS
Link
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