§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage of safety recommendations made over the past 10 years by his Department's Air Accidents Investigation Branch have led to changes to requirements relating to(a) procedures and (b) design. [37856]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe majority of AAIB recommendations are addressed to the Civil Aviation Authority. Although the CAA are required to report whether or not they accept a recommendation, they do not record centrally the extent to which a recommendation leads to a change in requirements. The information requested could therefore be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many United Kingdom-registered aircraft were inspected by the Federal Aviation Administration whilst in the United States of America; which airlines were involved; and what defects were found in the last year for which figures are available. [37922]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonWe are not generally informed of FAA inspections on UK registered aircraft.
I understand that the FAA are required to carry out a minimum of one ramp check on each foreign airline operating to the US.
They are not under any obligation to inform the CAA of ramp checks carried out on UK registered aircraft, but may do so if a ramp check raises a particular issue. The CAA do not hold a central record of any such approaches from the FAA.
§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage of safety recommendations made over the past 10 years by his Department's Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been accepted by the Civil Aviation Authority. [37855]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonSince 1990 the CAA has produced an Annual Progress Report to the Secretary of State on the status and progress of its responses to the Recommendations made to the Authority by the AAIB. These reports are also published and copies are available in the House of Commons library. The figures from the latest progress report are set out.