Beady:
Those other industries don't have staff who require very specialised training and who must remain current and who have mandated breaks and rest days.
Afraid you're wrong there. I think you'll find that monitoring a nuclear facility requires some "specialised training".
Why would NATS have any interest in lobbying DAP to change the airspace? If it disadvantages you then crack on with lobbying for change yourself.
Thanks - but I wasn't about to lobby. I am simply stating facts - there is a move by NATS to reclassify the Class A downwards.
However this isn't money supplied by the taxpayer to run a service, the MoD are purchasing something they need and which they could supply for themselves but its cheaper to buy it from NATS.
And there we go. Different planets. Out here, in the real world, the MoD is paid for by the taxpayer. Everything the MoD buys has its roots in the taxpayers' pockets.