WESTMINSTER RADAR
Search
My MPs
Menu

Question follow-through · 43615

Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms (a) her Department and (b) the Civil Aviation Authority have to hold airlines to account on (i) passenger rights and (ii) compensation for (1) delays and (2) cancellations on (A) intercontinenta

answeredDepartment for Transport

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
8 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Transport

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms (a) her Department and (b) the Civil Aviation Authority have to hold airlines to account on (i) passenger rights and (ii) compensation for (1) delays and (2) cancellations on (A) intercontinenta

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (‘Regulation 261’) is the UK legislation that sets out passenger rights around assistance, refunds and compensation in the event of long delays and cancellations.Regulation 261 applies to flights departing from a UK airport, regar...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Air Routes: Ghana

7 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with British Airways on the frequency of flights between the UK and Ghana.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Buses

3 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) local transport authorities and (b) bus operators to increase use of (i) hybrid, (ii) electric and (iii) hydrogen buses on local transport networks.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electric Vehicles: Urban Areas

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with local (a) authorities and (b) transport authorities to help increase EV uptake in cities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make EV charging at home more (a) widely accessible and (b) affordable.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of diesel vehicles in the UK that are fitted with illegal defeat devices.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will take steps to ensure that vehicles fitted with illegal emissions defeat devices are (a) recalled and (b) rectified at no cost to the vehicle owner.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Air Pollution

12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of School Streets schemes on (a) reducing air pollution and (b) improving child health outcomes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Air Pollution

12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide (a) additional funding and (b) guidance to local authorities to support the expansion of School Streets schemes across England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential public health impact of excess nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles fitted with defeat devices since 2015.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Aircraft: Air Pollution

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to require the installation of real-time cabin air quality monitoring sensors on commercial aircraft operating in the UK.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Aircraft: Air Pollution

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistent reporting of fume events by airlines operating flights to and from the UK.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Aircraft: Air Pollution

20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits, feasibility and cost to commercial airlines of regulations mandating the installation of enhanced air filtration systems or the use of alternative engine oi