To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for (a) London Heathrow, (b) London Gatwick, (c) London Stansted, (d) Birmingham, (e) Manchester, (f) Liverpool, (g) Edinburgh and (h) Glasgow airports, the number of incidents of VIP exemption from night-time air movement restrictions for each year since 1990 to date. [34911]
The Secretary of State has set restrictions on night flying at airports designated for the purposes of section 78 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982. These are Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.
Since 24 October 1993, the start of the 1993 winter season, movements granted VIP exemption are as follows:
VIP Exempt Flights
| |
Heathrow
| |
| Winter 1993–94 | 4 |
| Summer 1994 | 13 |
| Winter 1994–95 | 8 |
| Summer (to 10–7–95) | 4 |
Gatwick
| |
| Winter 1993–94 | 0 |
| Summer 1994 | 0 |
| Winter 1994–95 | 0 |
| Summer (to 10–27–95) | 0 |
Stansted
| |
| Winter 1993–94 | 0 |
| Summer 1994 | 0 |
| Winter 1994–95 | 0 |
| Summer (to 10–7–95) | 0 |
Information on the number of flights granted VIP exemptions before 24 October 1993 is not available.
At other airports restrictions on night flights may be introduced voluntarily by the operator or may be imposed by planning conditions.