§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress there has been in the UK-US air services negotiations; and if he will make a statement. [72162]
§ Dr. ReidThe last round of formal negotiations on full liberalisation of UK/US air services ended abruptly on 7 October when the US team decided to terminate the discussions. A round of informal exploratory discussions on liberalisation is scheduled for 18–19 February in London. Meanwhile, routine negotiations on matters such as increases in the allowable capacity on UK/US routes under the Bermuda 2 agreement continue as normal.