§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if individual airports are permitted to carry out self-assessment on the need for arrestor beds; [15776]
(2) if the Civil Aviation Authority has reviewed the potential safety hazards beyond current runway and safety areas and determined the need for ground arrestor systems at Plymouth airport in accordance with recommendation 94–15 of the air accidents branch; [15775]
(3) if he will make a statement regarding the progress being made by the Civil Aviation Authority to implement recommendation 94–15 of the air accident branch report on the accident for Cessna 550 Citation II at Southampton Eastleigh airport on 26 May 1993. [15781]
§ Mr. NorrisThese are matters for the chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority who, I understand, wrote to the hon. Member on 22 December 1994. As was pointed out in that letter, it is consistent with good safety management practice for individual airport authorities to conduct their own safety risk assessments of any potential hazards beyond the ends of runways and to take any action they consider appropriate to eliminate or mitigate the potential risks posed.
I expect the Civil Aviation Authority to advise me later this year on progress with the review that it is conducting in response to the air accident investigation branch's recommendation 94–15.