HC Deb 30 January 2002 vol 379 c315W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Prime Minister (1) on what recent dates the financial situation of NATS has been discussed by Cabinet Ministers; [31607]

(2) what discussions there have been by Cabinet Ministers on the CAA's representations relating to the ability of the Airlines Group business plan for NATS to withstand a major incident; and on what dates. [31608]

The Prime Minister

Information relating to the proceeding of Cabinet and internal discussions between Ministers is not disclosed under Exemption 2, Part II of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Chris Grayling

To ask the Prime Minister (1) whether he received a copy of the CAA representations on the ability of the Airlines Group business plan for NATS to withstand a major incident; [31651]

(2) what advice he received from the CAA on representations it has made on the ability of the Airlines Group business plan for NATS to withstand a major incident. [31652]

The Prime Minister

The terms of the public-private partnership for National Air Traffic Services were accepted by all the parties involved, including the Civil Aviation Authority. It would not be appropriate to discuss the detail of discussions which led up to the conclusion of this commercial deal.

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