Martin prefaced his questions with - "please provide answers in good time for carefully considered
responses to the consultation"
Andy knill has replied that Martins questions "could be interpreted as being your response to the consultation." Andy has again evaded answering the questions - WHY????????
Exactly which part of the phrase "please provide answers in good time for carefully considered responses to the consultation" can be interpreted as being the response to the consultation???
They don't want to answer Martins questions!!!! All the more reason that they should.
Spin Buster
----Original Message----
From:
[email protected] Date: 28/05/2008 11:12
To: <
[email protected]>
Subj: FW: Mode S Consultation Queries
Dear Mr Breen
Thank you for your e-mail. First of all, in any consultation there
will
be queries which arise as part of a formal response and these are
dealt
with through the Summary of Responses (SoR) and CAA comments process.
A
consultation is there to elicit answers and information as,
notwithstanding the considerable time spent with user groups prior to
publication, it is recognised that not every facet of a proposal will
be
covered in the document. Indeed, the Better Regulation process is
designed to ensure that individuals and organisations can raise
queries
and provide information during the process. This is then dealt with as
part of the full process so that a submission to Government can cover
these aspects before any decision is taken.
The consultation commenced on 31 January and is due to end on 31 May
08.
The questions, which you submitted on 6 May, could be interpreted as
being your response to the consultation, in which case they would be
dealt with, in conjunction with many others as appropriate, in the SoR
document. However, if this is not your formal response, please submit
the challenges to the consultation document as part of your formal
submission. Your questions will then be dealt with accordingly.
In terms of the length of the consultation, the period given is in
excess of that required and every effort has been made to further
inform
the debate through briefing sessions and media material. Given that
you
raised your queries with less than 4 weeks to run, I do not consider
your demands to be reasonable, particularly as there is an accepted
process for dealing with questions raised through the consultation
process.
I look forward to receiving your formal response.
Regards
Andy Knill