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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

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Written questions

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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

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the assumptions used to set the five-year price cap regime for NATS in 2001. - Including figures.

Asked by

Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 May 2002

For answer on

18 June 2002

Answered on

18 June 2002

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the assumptions used to set the five-year price cap regime for NATS in 2001. [60657] Mr. Darling: National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is subject to price regulation by the RPI-X method, which is the standard model for monopoly regulation in the United Kingdom. The charge cap, or "X" factor, for the first five years of the public private partnership (PPP) was set by the Government, in the light of advice received from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA's advice on the charge cap was based on a well-considered and comprehensive analysis of NATS' operational and investment plans and the potential for efficiency savings. The advice fully reflected the Government's, and the CAA's, commitment to giving the highest priority to safety. The CAA recommended that the "X" factor for NATS' UK monopoly services be set at 5 per cent. per year for each of the first five years. The Government considered this advice carefully, alongside representations from NATS and the projections of bidders for the NATS PPP, and decided to set charge capping at 2.2 per cent. for 2001, 3.0 per cent. for 2002, 4.0 per cent. for 2003, and 5.0 per cent. for each of 2004 and 2005. Furthermore, since delays are a major concern to airlines, the Government decided that the charge cap should include a delay term, so that the "X" factor would automatically tighten, thereby reducing NATS' revenues, if delays increased. In reaching these decisions, the Government was concerned to achieve a smooth transition to the PPP and to enable NATS' management to focus on getting the change and investment programmes right during the early years of the PPP.

Date

18 June 2002

Reference

387 c183-4W; 60657

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidelines he has issued to the CAA on the relationship between the number of flights (a) over the North Atlantic, (b) to other EU countries and (c) to other world destinations, and the level of the price cap that the CAA...

Asked by

Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 June 2002

Reference

386 c1140W;386 c1139-40W; 60656

House

House of Commons

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