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HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe message to the people of South Yorkshire is that they have an incredibly strong local champion in my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher), who has been…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportMy hon. Friend is a lady of foresight and vision. I could not agree with her more.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportIt is important to commend hugely the work that has been happening at Doncaster airport with the National Police Air Service fixed wing, as well as 2Excel Aviation, the commercial…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI do not want to mislead my hon. Friend, who makes an extremely good point. I will write to him and get him the proper answer.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportIn terms of what a mayor acting in the interests of his local community could do, perhaps the hon. Gentleman would permit me to ask Ben Houchen to set something out for him,…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI would love to meet hon. Members on both sides of the House, but I do not hold the aviation portfolio; perhaps the hon. Member slightly misunderstood me. I know that the aviation…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe hon. Gentleman may be able to guess from my accent that London is not always at the forefront of my mind when making decisions. As he well knows, Doncaster airport does not…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportLet me first apologise to the House. The hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) was correct: I was yawning. That is because I was up at 5.30 this morning to go and open…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe hon. Lady speaks with passion and partisanship in not mentioning my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher). I think she is a little late to the party; even a…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportBelfast City airport is, I believe, the George Best international airport, and as a committed Manchester United fan, it would be an honour to fly into it. I am happy to write to…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI think my hon. Friend gives a wonderful preview of tonight’s Adjournment debate, and I look forward to it greatly.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportNot only will I be listening to the Adjournment debate, but I have the joy and honour of responding to it. I should imagine that once we have concluded today’s urgent question and…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I encourage her to go back to the South Yorkshire Mayor. There is, I think, an opportunity for a locally led review, with the convening…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI am genuinely confused about what the hon. Member wants the Department for Transport to do. Either he wants a solution for Doncaster airport to survive or he does not want that…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI am very happy to write to the hon. Gentleman on the details of where the airport is in terms of any wind-down. I can reassure him that the aviation Minister—unfortunately, she…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI am nearly done. However, we recognise that the final decision on whether an offer is accepted sits with Peel, because this is a commercial airport site. Thank you, Madam Deputy…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI am probably at the point where my expertise in the aviation portfolio is far outweighed by that of my hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Robert Courts), who is sat on the Bench…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportIt is always good to have two Wythenshawe people having a bit of a chat across the Dispatch Box. I agree that we are better in this place when we work together and are not…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI hear the passion with which the hon. Member speaks for people, and I understand why people want regional airports. I gently point out that my hon. Friend the Member for Don…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportGovernment action, the action of local authorities and the action of local leaders are important. I would be happy to hear of any specific actions that the hon. Lady would like us…24 Oct 2022