Helicopter Flights: Central London Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Helicopter Flights: Central London

Lord Hamilton of Epsom Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd January 2013

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, it is for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch to choose whether or not to comment on this matter. Provision of fire cover in London is a matter for the mayor under the legislation introduced by the party opposite.

Lord Hamilton of Epsom Portrait Lord Hamilton of Epsom
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Does my noble friend accept that many of the helicopter flights over London are carried out by the police when they carry out surveillance? It is an astronomically expensive way of doing it. Have the Government considered using drones for this activity?