§ Mr. Damian Green:To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance he has given to UK airlines on carrying a full medical emergency kit on all flights. [177993]
§ Mr. McNulty:UK airlines are required to meet the Joint Aviation Requirements—Operations (JAR-OPS) 1.755 on emergency medical kits. An operator must ensure that an aeroplane with more than 30 seats and where the planned route is more than 60 minutes flying time from an aerodrome at which qualified medical assistance could be expected to be available, is equipped with an emergency medical kit. The items that should be included in the emergency medical kit are also specified.