Rehman Chishti – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rehman Chishti on 2016-01-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of UK pilots who have been stood down after a laser pen attack occurring in the course of their work.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Civil Aviation Authority does not have any evidence to confirm that any pilot has been removed from flying duties or suffered long term damage as a result of exposure from a laser attack whilst undertaking their duties.