Question follow-through · 6789
Helicopters: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of air pollution caused by helicopters.
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
- 4 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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- Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 · 24 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of air pollution caused by helicopters.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jun 2026
Answer published
Local authorities have a duty to monitor air quality in their areas. The Department has not made an assessment of the contribution of helicopters to levels of air pollution.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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