§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Transport what efficiency audits have been undertaken in recent years of the flight crew licensing division of the Civil Aviation Authority.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerAlthough the CAA keeps the operations of its flight crew licensing directorate under regular review, there have not recently been any formal efficiency audits. At my Department's request, however, the authority has recently conducted a special review of the directorate's operations to see if it can reduce costs and so reduce prospective increases in charges. The results of the review have been made available to representative organisations, which have been invited to put forward their own proposals for cutting costs.