CONTAMINATED AIR ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT

Early day motion 1316, tabled 9 January 2006 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 90 members.

That this House is concerned that medical and scientific evidence shows that as many as 200,000 passengers a year are exposed to air contaminated with organophosphates and hydrocarbon compounds on UK registered aircraft and that the number of contaminated events in 2005 reported by the British Airline Pilots Association, were a record high; regrets the lack of UK research into the danger of exposure to pyrolised engine oils; notes that effective filtration systems costing less than £10,000 per aircraft are available and calls for their mandatory use to reduce serious risks to the health of the travelling public and operating crews; and believes that passengers should be informed when they have been exposed to air contamination on UK registered aircraft.

Signatures by party: Labour 53, Liberal Democrat 21, Conservative 12, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.