Mar. 01 2024
Source Page: Work begins on 138 new homes for service personnel and their families in CyprusFound: Work begins on 138 new homes for service personnel and their families in Cyprus
Asked by: Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of the Convention on International Civil Aviation with direct flights from London to Taipei, and in this respect why the UK does not permit flights to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The UK recognises only one Cypriot state – the Republic of Cyprus – and only one government as the sole legitimate government. Under the Chicago Convention, only the Republic of Cyprus may designate Ercan (in the north of Cyprus) as an international customs airport and grant permission for flights to operate from within its territory. Which it has not done so. This means that no direct air services between the north of Cyprus and the UK can take place.
With regards to direct flights being permitted between London and Taipei, the situation is different in that the Chinese authorities have designated a number of airports in Taiwan as international customs airports which therefore permit airlines to operate between the UK and Taiwan.
Asked by: Lord Balfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the international aviation security standards at the new Ercan International Airport in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and if not, whether they plan to do so.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Under the 1944 Chicago Convention, only the Republic of Cyprus can designate Ercan as an international airport and allow flights to operate. As the Republic of Cyprus has not designated Ercan, the UK has not made a security assessment of the airport and has no plans to do so.
Dec. 07 2023
Source Page: Contract awarded to build 138 new homes for service families in CyprusFound: Contract awarded to build 138 new homes for service families in Cyprus
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Defence Equipment and Support's article entitled £122m contract sees UK’s fleet of Airbus H145s expanded with six procured for overseas duties, published on 18 April 2024, whether that contract includes through-life support costs.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The £122 million contract with Airbus Helicopters UK for six Airbus H145 helicopters to provide aviation support to Defence outputs in Brunei and Cyprus encompasses the procurement of the aircraft, an initial three-year support plan, and includes the expenses required to establish the capability in each overseas location.
Support beyond the first three years is subject to a separate project which will include determining the nature of the procurement strategy for the future support solution.
Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) be pleased to hear that I have been to the region on a number of occasions—I have visited Israel and Cyprus - Speech Link
2: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) At the Royal International Air Tattoo last year, I was pleased to sign the defence aviation net zero - Speech Link
3: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) Cyprus itself was also visited. - Speech Link
Jan. 31 2008
Source Page: Aviation duty: a consultation paper. 92 p.Found: Aviation duty: a consultation paper. 92 p.
Correspondence Nov. 08 2023
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: Many parties across the aviation community report receiving similarly abrasive complaint letters on
May. 15 2024
Source Page: Aviation modelling frameworkFound: Aviation modelling framework
Written Evidence Nov. 29 2023
Inquiry: The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21 CenturyFound: We begin to hear about Gibraltar and there is a suggestion about Cyprus.