Lord Trefgarne – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Trefgarne on 2016-10-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will be responsible for the regulation of British civil aviation during and after Brexit.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the Government’s expert Arm’s Length Body for the safety, security, consumer rights and economic regulation of civil aviation in the United Kingdom. The CAA participates in European Union (EU) regulatory systems in these areas. The Government is considering carefully all the potential implications arising from the UK’s exit from the EU including the implications for the continued participation in European aviation safety and security regulatory processes. Until we leave, EU law still applies, and EU regulation in these areas will continue to apply in the UK, alongside national rules.