Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of existing arrangements for enforcing permitted operating hours at private helipads; and what steps she is taking to ensure that helicopter operations comply with applicable restrictions on operating hours.

The department has not made a formal assessment of the effectiveness of existing arrangements for enforcing permitted operating hours at private helipads.

Operating hours for private helipads are generally a matter for the relevant local planning authority. Where planning conditions specify permitted hours of operation, compliance with those conditions is enforced through the planning system.

Helicopter operators are expected to comply with any operating restrictions that apply to the sites from which they operate.