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HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowAll these risks are considered in the round, but if the hon. Lady wants to write to an appropriate Minister in another Department and copy me in, I would be happy to follow up on…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI will look at the specific issue my hon. Friend raises about disabled passengers, but I would like to reassure her and her constituents that I am confident that our airports and…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowMy hon. Friend is tempting me to make a whole series of interesting comments about Stansted. I can assure him that when we get the reviews back, we will look at their implications…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI am not writing the terms of reference for the Kelly review, because it has been commissioned by Heathrow airport itself, and I hesitate to stand at the Dispatch Box and try to…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowPerhaps the right hon. Member was not listening when I responded to questions from this side of the Chamber. There were multiple power supply points to the airport, but Heathrow…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI am very happy to give my hon. Friend that commitment.24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI am grateful for that question. I must admit that it is not a subject I have, to date, discussed with the chief executive of Heathrow, but I am happy to follow it up for the hon.…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowThis was an unprecedented event and Heathrow stood up its resilience plans swiftly. Within 18 hours of the fire starting, planes were once again landing at the airport. For an…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowLet me assure the hon. Lady that I am not putting all the country’s aviation eggs in one basket. At the moment we do not have proposals before us for a third runway at Heathrow.…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI recognise that Heathrow provides really important connectivity for our regional airports, and therefore for my hon. Friend’s constituents. I can assure her that I will keep the…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI can assure the hon. Gentleman that, in addition to the conversations I had with the chief executive of Heathrow, I was updated throughout the weekend by my officials on what was…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowMy hon. Friend has made a fair point, and I am happy to give him that undertaking.24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowThe relevant Energy Minister—my hon. Friend the Member for Rutherglen (Michael Shanks), who is sitting next to me—was nodding, which suggests to me that he would be happy to have…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI doubt that it necessarily follows that an expanded Heathrow that accommodated twice as many flights as it does currently would make an incident such as the one that we saw on…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI think they are already doing that, because the review of resilience that was announced by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster last July is looking at the subject in the…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI think that the Kelly review will be looking at that. My hon. Friend makes a fair point about preparedness as well as resilience, which I will be discussing with those at…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI can give the right hon. Gentleman that assurance. I am aware that some other Members of this House—not present in the Chamber today—were busy peddling some myths on Friday…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI can confidently say that as we transition to clean power, resilience will remain key in the delivery of our power network. I do not think that anything changes as a result of…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI do not think anyone underestimates the distress and disruption that this incident caused. Having spoken directly with Heathrow’s chief executive on a number of occasions, I know…24 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowI am happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance.24 Mar 2025