Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and (b) EU member states on aviation matters.

We maintain a productive dialogue with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and EU Member States on aviation matters.

Officials at the Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have engaged in discussions with EASA in preparations for the 41st ICAO Assembly.

The Civil Aviation Authority, as the regulator for aviation safety in the UK, also has regular engagement with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on a range of regulatory matters, including those covered under the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).

UK Ministers and officials at the Department for Transport have been engaging regularly with EU Member States on a range of aviation matters, including cooperation on shared priorities during the 41^st ICAO Assembly, our response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and on areas covered under the UK/EU TCA.