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Pregnancy: Aviation

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125811

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issued guidance to NHS Trusts on the provision of fit-to-fly certificates for pregnant women.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of charges associated with obtaining fit-to-fly certificates during pregnancy on patients.

There are currently no plans to issue guidance to National Health Service trusts on the provision of fit-to-fly certificates for pregnant women.

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