Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the level of (a) current and (b) future demand for pilots in the offshore helicopter transport sector.

The Government has not made an assessment of the current and future demand for offshore helicopter pilots. However, understanding the current and future demand and equipping the aviation sector with the skills it needs to succeed, including pilot training, is an important part of the Government’s strategy for aviation. The Aviation 2050 consultation now under way considers proposals to overcome financial, social mobility and diversity barriers that may prevent people from entering the aviation sector now and in the future.