Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the commitment in the Aviation Policy Framework to monitor the effect of helicopter movements in London, what information has been collected since the publication of that framework on the effect of such movements; and what steps he is taking to make such data available to the public.

The CAA publishes data for helicopter operations within the London (Heathrow) and London City Control Zones (CTRs) at the link below:

http://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/Airspace-and-environment/Airspace/London-helicopter-operations/

This data is all available to the public and includes the following information, broken down on a daily basis from 2007 to the present:

• Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs
• Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs between 001 and 0559; 0600 and 1259; 1300 and 1959; 2000 and 2400. All times UTC (GMT)
• Total daily number of single engined helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs.
• Total daily number of twin engined helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs (includes Police and HEMS flights).
• Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs that operated on one or more designated helicopter routes.
• Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs that operated on route H4 (along Thames between Barnes and Isle of Dogs).
• Total daily number of twin engined helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs that routed direct (not along any designated helicopter route).
• Total daily number of twin engined Police helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs.
• Total daily number of twin engined HEMS helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs.
• Total daily number of helicopter flights recorded within the London Heathrow and London City CTRs as arriving and departing the London heliport at Battersea.

There are also annual summaries of helicopter movements dating back to 2007.