{"value":{"id":1663448,"askingMemberId":4815,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-10-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-17T00:00:00","uin":"201302","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of air traffic controllers.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3991,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The recruitment of air traffic controllers is a commercial matter for the private businesses that operate air traffic control services.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department is working with industry and other Government Departments, as part of the Generation Aviation programme, to support medium and long term recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>This work includes the promotion of air traffic controller careers, and co-operation with industry and the Department for Education to review current apprenticeship standards so as to encourage greater uptake.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Air Traffic Control","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1663448","method":"GET"}]}