Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14170

Air Traffic Control: Vocational Guidance

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to encourage young people aged 16 and over to consider a career as an air traffic controller; and what discussions she has had with the aviation sector on increasing aware

Answer

Keir Mather
The Department for Transport is committed to encouraging, inspiring, and creating opportunities for young people to pursue careers in the aviation sector, including as air traffic controllers, through its Generation Aviation Programme. The Reach for the S...

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