AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES (11829/06)
Letter from the Chairman to Gillian Merron
MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Department
for Transport
Sub-Committee B considered this document, and
your Explanatory Memorandum, at its meeting on 9 October 2006.
We support the Government's effort to protect
the interests of UK airlines and industry. However these interests
should not be protected at the expense of public safety, especially
in view of accidents that occurred in recent years. In your view,
how practically significant is the issue of wet-leasing for UK
airlines? Which airlines are covered and in aggregate how important
is it?
It appears from paragraph 20 of your Explanatory
Memorandum that the Government have reservations over the Commission's
proposals on pricing, aimed at addressing the perceived "lack
of consistency in the publication of taxes". As this would
appear to us to be an entirely reasonable approach, what are the
Government's reservations?
We look forward to receiving the results of
your consultation, when they are available. We will maintain scrutiny
on this proposal at this stage.
10 October 2006
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