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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 measures he is taking to address the shortcomings in the provision of safety information by NATS to general aviation; and what assessment his Department has made of the risk posed by flying without access to safety information; what recent discussions his...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 February 2003

For answer on

4 March 2003

Answered on

4 March 2003

Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what measures he is taking to address the shortcomings in the provision of safety information by NATS to general aviation; and what assessment his Department has made of the risk posed by flying without access to safety information; [100260] (2) what recent discussions his Department has had with NATS and the CAA concerning the provision of safety information by NATS to general aviation; [100259] (3) what recent representations he has received on the provision of safety information by NATS to general aviation; and if he will make a statement. [100258] Mr. Jamieson: The Government's statutory aviation safety adviser, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), has assured me that there are no shortcomings in the provision of Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) information. The new version of the NOTAM handling system launched last August by National Air Traffic Services Ltd. (NATS) did have teething problems, but the CAA is satisfied that aviation safety has not been compromised and it has been possible to obtain the required data during this period. My officials have been in regular contact since last September with the CAA and NATS to discuss the resolution of the outstanding difficulties with the NOTAM system. Many of these difficulties have been resolved by the system improvements made since its introduction last August and which have concentrated on making it more user friendly. Furthermore, a number of meetings have taken place between CAA and NATS officials and representatives of the user community to address these concerns. NATS is scheduled to introduce a further revision of the NOTAM system in April 2003 designed to overcome the outstanding difficulties the General Aviation community is having with it. Officials from my Department and the CAA are monitoring the progress of this work and will continue to scrutinise the performance of the system after the changes have been made.

Date

4 March 2003

Reference

400 c946-7W;400 c938W; 100260;100259;100258

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the level of staff morale at NATS; and if he will make a statement; what the level is of medical ailments registered by employees at NATS on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) 1st May 2002...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

89000;89003; 397 c291W;397 c290W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many air traffic controllers were employed by NATS on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) 1st May 2002; and how many hours of training was provided to air traffic controllers annually in the year ending (a) 1st May 1997 and (b)...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

397 c290W; 89005

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many engineers were employed by NATS on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) 1st May 2002. - NATS employed, 1,177 engineers on 1 May 1997 and 1,270 on 1 May 2002.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 January 2003

Reference

397 c219W; 89008

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received on the reliability of the pilot controller radio communication system; and if he will make a statement; what representations he has received on the clarity of the newly fitted computer screens at Swanwick air traffic control centre;...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 January 2003

Reference

397 c218-9W; 89004;88999;89009

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

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...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 November 2002

Reference

395 c72-3W; 81927;81925;81926

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the state of faults on the UK NATS website; and when the faults will be rectified; what representations he has received from UK pilots who have to log onto the Swedish air traffic service in...

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 2002

Reference

392 c147-8W;392 c160W; 79443;79442

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, If he will comment on the financing of the National Air Traffic Services. (Failed OPQ). - Inc ref to 300 c63W, 3 November 1997.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1997

Reference

303 c151W; 19446

House

House of Commons

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