§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he requires representatives of environmental organisations to be included on airport consultative committees. [172129]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Government does not specify the composition of airport consultative committees. However, an airport designated under s.35 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 must provide adequate facilities for consultation to those in the categories there specified, which include organisations "representing the interests of persons concerned with the locality in which the aerodrome is situated".
§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance his Department has issued on the composition of airport consultative committees. [172130]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Department issued revised guidance on airport consultative committees, including matters relating to their composition, in December 2003. The guidance may be viewed on, and downloaded from, the Department's website.
§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport which airports in England have airport consultative committees; and if he will list the members of each. [172131]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Department does not maintain a central register of consultative committees and the membership of each is a matter for the committee itself. 51 aerodromes are designated under s.35 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, of which 43 are in England. I understand that all these have consultative committees, as may some aerodromes which are not so designated.