Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2020 to Question 59434, what progress has been made in assessing proposals for a scrappage scheme for older civil passenger aircraft; and if he will make a statement.

The initial proposal from industry for a scrappage scheme for older civil large passenger aircraft was an outline. We assessed that it required further development in order for us to properly consider its potential impact on the UK aerospace and aviation industries. Discussions with industry are ongoing.