Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 15854

Air Routes

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13301 on Air Routes, what estimate she has made of the number of additional specialist personnel required to deliver the Airspace Modernisation Strategy.

Answer

Keir Mather
Specialist resource, such as airspace designers, for the delivery of Airspace Modernisation are provided by private companies such as NATS. It is for NATS’ management to decide how to resource its operation and provide its services.