Lembit OpikTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what consultation her Department carried out with(a) general aviation stakeholders and (b) national representative bodies for general aviation aerodrome operations and users in the preparation of the Interim Guidelines on Wind Energy, published by her Department; if she will consult stakeholders within 220W general aviation in the preparation of the final version of the Guidelines on Wind Energy; and if she will make a statement. [122033]
§ Mr. TimmsIn addition to the Department, a number of stakeholders were involved in the preparation of the interim guidelines. These included the Civil Aviation Authority, National Air Traffic Services, Ministry of Defence, Department for Transport and the Airport Operators' Association who reported on progress to various consultative groups. Apart from this, a stakeholder feedback pro forma has been included on page 55 of the guidelines for other interested parties to register an interest in the work on future updates which can be found at: http://www.dit.gov.uk/energy/ renewables/publications/pdfs/wmdenergyaviation.pdf