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Airspace

Commons · Question 16557 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11818 on Airspace, whether she has made an estimate of the cumulative additional CO2e emissions resulting from delays to the implementation of Free Route Airsp

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 15 Jul 2026

The transition to Free Route Airspace has been delivered broadly in line with anticipated timescales, with deployments completed in Northern Scotland and Northern Ireland (2021), Southwest England (2023) and Southern Scotland and Northeast England (2026)....