§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2002,Official Report, column 130W, on NATS, what arrangements have been put in place to succeed the Troika insurance scheme. [64705]
§ Ruth KellyThe Government's Troika insurance scheme for aviation third party terrorism risks was due to come to an end on 30 June. Provision of insurance under Troika has now been extended for a further 60 days, and will now come to an end at 23:59 on 29 August. Discussions are continuing in Europe on possible insurance arrangements to succeed individual government insurance schemes for aviation, and on developments in the commercial aviation insurance market.