§ Mr. Bill Walkerasked the Minister for Trade what information relating to aircraft movements (a) is routinely made available to his Department by the Civil Aviation Authority and (b) is from time to time sought by him of the Civil Aviation Authority for the proper discharge of his responsibilities.
§ Mr. Sproat[pursuant to the reply, 4 March 1983, c. 253: The Civil Aviation Authority publishes figures on aircraft movements in its monthly and annual statistics to my Department. Aircraft noise monitoring statistics are also sent to the Department on a regular basis. In its statutory capacity as a source of advice to my Department on civil aviation, the authority provides a wide range of data on request and it would be impracticable to list it all.