The pressure is growing in the longstanding campaign, led in Parliament by Paul Tyler and Margaret Mar, to establish the true extent, nature and consequences of toxic contamination in aircraft.

Since 2000 more than 200 seperate investigations have been carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) into cases of contaminated air entering UK aircraft. The true extent is likely to be higher, as questions in Parliament have uncovered discrepancies in the reporting process. Whilst the Government must now urgently address the issues surrounding pilot and air crew safety, many questions remain to be answered - not least regarding the health of passengers. A University College London (UCL) report due for publication estimates that as many as 197,000 passengers could have been exposed to contaminated air in just one year.

Paul Tyler's latest questions to Parliament:

The Lord Tyler—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of mandatory occurrence reports submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority relating to contaminated air are investigated by the Air Accident Investigation Branch.    [DfT] (HL4092)

The Lord Tyler—To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in light of the Building Research Establishment’s investigation of cabin air quality for the Civil Aviation Authority, whether the Establishment receives income from firms with a potential conflict of interest.    [DfT] (HL4093)

The Lord Tyler—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what details the Civil Aviation Authority holds in relation to the following contaminated air incidents that occurred on the following dates to British Aerospace BAe 146 aircraft: G-JEAV of 14th January 2002; G-JEAU of 10th February 2003; G-JEAS of 29th August 2003; G-JEBB of 18th January 2004; G-JEBD of 21st October 2004; G-JEBG of 14th November 200; and G-JEBD of 22nd February 2005.    [DfT] (HL4094)

The Lord Tyler—To ask Her Majesty’s Government what details the Civil Aviation Authority holds in relation to the following contaminated air incidents that occurred on the following dates to Bombardier Dash 8 Q-400 aircraft: G-JEDP of 10th February 2005; G-JEDP of 11th February 2005; and G-JEDO of 2nd April 2005.    [DfT] (HL4095)