Lord Tyler asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have a plan of action for dealing with the handling of crews and passengers directly after landing if an incident with polluted cabin air has occurred; and, if so, whether they will publish that plan. [HL1939]

Lord Davies of Oldham: Airlines are responsible for dealing with incidents during flight and after landing. The UK Mandatory Occurrence Reporting System requires reports of contaminated air events where they are considered to represent potential airworthiness concerns. Actions taken by airlines in flight and after landing are documented in those reports. The Civil Aviation Authority considers all reports and conducts further investigations as necessary.

The Aviation Health Working Group is discussing possible advice to hospitals on dealing with such a case, which they may encounter very rarely.

7 November 2005