Question follow-through · 107959

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing monitoring and data collection arrangements for helicopter movements in uncontrolled airspace, including over residential areas.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
30 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing monitoring and data collection arrangements for helicopter movements in uncontrolled airspace, including over residential areas.

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Transport does not monitor aircraft movements within uncontrolled airspace and therefore has not made any assessment of existing monitoring and data collection arrangements for helicopter movements in uncontrolled airspace. The Civil Av...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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