Member

Finally, at the start of Committee, I want to say that I am grateful to your Lordships’ Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee for its recent report and I thank the committee for its careful consideration of the Bill. In response to the opening remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, I will only repeat what the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee said in its recent report, which is that the committee accepts the policy case for allowing the Civil Aviation Authority to make detailed technical rules more quickly and responsibly, given the volume, complexity and frequent updating of aviation regulation. Amendments relating to this matter will arise in a later group and I will address the issue in more detail at that point. However, I want to make the point now that I welcome the committee’s report and will provide a full response on Report.