Written questions

Low Flying

Commons · Question 3042 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 29 May 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ask the Civil Aviation Authority to review regulations and policy to better protect farm livestock, wildlife and other animals from the alarm and distress caused by low flying aircraft.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 29 May 2026

We continually work with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to ensure that Government policy is reflected within their regulatory business. As the UK’s independent aviation regulator, it is for the CAA to ensure that pilots and operators obey the rules an...