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Civil Aviation Authority

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 115445

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the growth duty will apply to the Civil Aviation Commission.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is covered by the current Growth Duty set out in Section 108 of the Deregulation Act 2015. This requires specified regulators to have regard to the desirability of promoting economic growth when delivering their regulatory functions; and to consider the importance for the promotion of economic growth of exercising regulatory functions in a way which ensures action is only taken when it is needed, and that any action taken is proportionate. The CAA voluntarily reports each year on its work to meet the Growth Duty. The Secretary of State laid the latest such report in both Houses of Parliament alongside the CAA’s Annual Report and Accounts in July 2025.

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