§ Ms OsborneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) if, in the context of Public-Private Partnership arrangements, a future private sector partner for National Air Traffic Services will be given a right to review and amend the operational mission of the new Scottish centre project; [88948]
(2) what role a future private sector partner for NATS would have for MOD air traffic control operations under the Government's Public Private-Partnership proposals. [88952]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe Government issued a consultation document in October 1998 seeking views on our preferred proposal of a PPP for NATS. The period for responses to that consultation has now closed and we are considering those received including the views expressed on the new Scottish centre and the relationship with MOD. We will make a detailed announcement on the way forward in due course.