Graeme Downie MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
AirportsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of the closure of (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) Gatwick Airport, (c) Manchester Airport, (d) Stansted Airport, (e) Luton Airport and (f) Glas
Answer: No assessment has been made of the economic cost of the closure of airspace around a major airport or the closure of an airport.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirportsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the economic cost of the closure of airspace around a major airport for (a) one hour and (b) one day.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the economic cost of the closure of airspace around a major airport or the closure of an airport.
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirportsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the economic cost to the UK economy of the closure of a major UK airport for (a) one hour and (b) one day.
Answer: The recovery from the NATS disruption on 8 September is ongoing and it is therefore too soon to estimate the full economic cost to the UK economy. However, I am under no illusion that the economic cost of the recent incident is incredibly significant. The...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects to publish the outcome of the review of the SAF mandate.
Answer: The Call for Evidence on SAF supply and industry certainty closed on 28 July. Officials are currently reviewing the evidence and we will provide a government response in due course.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on alignment and integration between the SAF mandate and European Trading Scheme.
Answer: The UK and EU are currently in negotiations to pursue the linking of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). We are working to negotiate a good deal in line with UK interests as quickly as possible. Separatel...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Gatwick Airport on the cost resulting from drones near the airport in 2018.
Answer: My Department regularly engages with AirportsUK, individual airports and other partners on the risk that drone incursions pose to airport security and resilience. We also work closely with Home Office on the role of advanced counter-drone technologies in ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her department has made of the cost to (i) airports, (ii) airlines and (iii) the economy of drone incursions at civilian airports in each of the past five years.
Answer: My Department regularly engages with AirportsUK, individual airports and other partners on the risk that drone incursions pose to airport security and resilience. We also work closely with Home Office on the role of advanced counter-drone technologies in ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with AirportsUK regarding the cost of drone incursions near UK civilian airports.
Answer: My Department regularly engages with AirportsUK, individual airports and other partners on the risk that drone incursions pose to airport security and resilience. We also work closely with Home Office on the role of advanced counter-drone technologies in ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the cost of drone incursions near airports in the last five years for (i) airports and (ii) the economy.
Answer: My Department regularly engages with AirportsUK, individual airports and other partners on the risk that drone incursions pose to airport security and resilience. We also work closely with Home Office on the role of advanced counter-drone technologies in ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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