Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what fiscal steps her Department is taking to encourage careers in aviation.

The Department for Transport encourages careers in the aviation industry through its Generation Aviation programme. The Reach for the Sky Challenge Fund, a part of the Generation Aviation programme, administered by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), funds outreach activity with the aim of showcasing career paths, boosting skills and futureproofing the aviation sector.

The Department also funds the CAA’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programme. The STEM programme is aimed at growing interest in aviation careers through identifying and addressing barriers and growing and diversifying the talent pool.

Since the inception of both programmes, the Department has committed close to £6 million in funding, reaching over one million young people.