Thank you for writing to Mr (withheld) about this issue on which we have received many emails, so many in fact that we must apologise for the delay
in replying. (Withheld) is deeply concerned about the dangers which this latest EU-decree poses for air-travellers and for those who convey them.
The EASA is an arm of the unelected EU Commission, which creates rules and is completely unaccountable to anyone who is elected - MEPs have no power to repeal or initiate EU law (processes which are tightly controlled by the unelected Commission). EU harmonisation of safety standards will start a dangerous race to the bottom in the UK and (withheld) will certainly vote against this. With such little democratic oversight, it does not surprise us that these EU agencies use whatever evidence they like, in whatever way they choose - and ignore the expressed view of the Transport Committee of elected MEPs.
Until we free ourselves from the EU, faceless bureaucrats in Brussels (and such EU agencies as the EASA) will continue to bring forward such rules with little to no accountability.
The office of (withheld) MEP Brussels.
Last edited by John Boeman; 9th Oct 2013 at 12:27.