A question on #Skydiving #EnvironmentProtection tabled by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle on 23-04-2025 has been answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill.

Heading: Skydiving: Environment Protection
Question ID: 1796573
UIN: HL6765
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-04-23
Asking Member ID: 4719
Asking Member display name: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
Asking Member handle: natalieben
Asking Member Twitter reference: @natalieben
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what regulations and other controls apply to skydiving flights in England particularly with regard to impacts on local residents from noise and other pollution, and environmental impacts.
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Date answered: 2025-05-06
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Answering Member ID: 4972
Answering Member display name: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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Answer text: All pilots of civil-registered aircraft, including skydiving flights, must comply with the requirements of the Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA). These are wide-ranging requirements covering aspects such as the minimum altitude which must be o...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
Tweeted: true