Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the activities of model aircraft clubs in the UK will not be compromised by steps proposed by the European Commission and European Safety Agency; and if he will make a statement.

The Government recognises the long standing safety culture adopted by model aircraft clubs and associations, and will seek to ensure that any new proposals for further regulation or new Implementing Rules (Prototype Regulations) proposed by the European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency are proportionate to the risk and do not undermine the good work that these organisations have been doing.