Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria were used in determining Government policy on the funding of the Civil Aviation Authority; and if he will make a statement. [75742]
Gillian Merron: It has been the policy of successive Governments that the aviation industry should be independently regulated, by the Civil Aviation Authority, and that the costs of regulation should be borne by the industry and not by the taxpayer.
AOPIS COMMENT:
The UK Government forgets to advise:
The CAA is 100% funded by the airlines it regulates. How can that ensure it is independent? Funding should be from the Government like in the USA funding for the FAA.