§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he expects the audit of the flow management arrangements for the London Area and Terminal Control Centre to be completed. [27013]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonI am advised by National Air Traffic Services Ltd., who run the London Area and Terminal Control Centre (LATCC), that the audit of the flow management arrangements for the LATCC by the Safety Regulation Group of the Civil Aviation Authority should be completed by the end of next month.
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§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what estimate the CAA and National Air Traffic Services have made of the time required to complete work on the air traffic control system to deal with the millennium computer compliance issue; [27010]
(2) what is the compliance date for the computer system in operation at the Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre to address the millennium computer compliance problem. [26998]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonNational Air Traffic Services Limited's plans for Year 2000 compliance commenced in early 1996 and include compliance of its operational systems and service by the end of 1998. This process includes all relevant testing and assurance activities. The operational systems at the Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre are an integral part of these plans.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the number of occasions that the application of reduced separation on final approach at Heathrow and Gatwick has been used during the last two years. [27014]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonI refer to my answer of 29 July 1997,Official Report, column 212.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list by month for each of the last three years the number of CHIRP reports submitted by air traffic controllers. [27009]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe CHIRP Charitable Trust, which manages the UK Confidential Human Factors Incident Report Programme, has supplied the following monthly figures for confidential reports submitted by air traffic controllers for the year 1995 to 1997 inclusive:
CHIRP Reports by air traffic controllers per month 1995–1997 Month 1995 CHIRP Reports 1996 CHIRP Reports 1997 CHIRIP Reports January 0 0 1 February 0 0 2 March 0 0 1 April 0 4 2 May 0 3 10 June 6 5 2 July 2 6 1 August 1 3 7 September 2 1 1 October 2 0 2 November 2 2 7 December 1 0 3 Total 16 24 39