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HANSARD Covid-19: AviationI think I have been very clear about my position. We need to keep working to protect as many jobs as possible, and we will continue to work with the restart and recovery group to…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationThe Home Secretary will make a statement directly after this session, and I would not want to pre-empt anything that she may be inclined to speak about. It is right that at this…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationI thank the hon. Lady for raising that point, because it is quite right. The Department for Work and Pensions stands ready to support anyone who is affected by the announcements…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right; regional airports can have such a major impact on the local communities they serve, and there is much pride in having an airport within one’s…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationThe hon. Lady will accept that I have been engaging regularly throughout the last 10 weeks with the whole aviation sector, including BA and other organisations that have made…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationI thank my hon. Friend for his work as Chair of the Select Committee on Transport and the fair but firm way in which he is standing up for the aviation sector. My hon. Friend…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor has asked me to respond on his behalf. The covid-19 crisis has affected every person in the country and every sector of the UK economy, and…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationI recognise the importance of the aviation sector, particularly in my right hon. Friend’s constituency. The restart and recovery unit, which we set up within the Department, is…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationI welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place as shadow Minister. I am responding to this urgent question as the Minister responsible for aviation who has been working with the sector…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationMy hon. Friend makes a very good suggestion. I will happily take that away and see what I can do.03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationThe hon. Gentleman has raised several of these points with me previously, and I have tried to articulate to him before the support being offered to the aviation sector. Once it…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationMy hon. Friend is right. Across Government, we are working with the sector, at pace, and with officials and representatives, to get those measures in place so that people can get…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationShareholders and employers should consider their social responsibility to the people in their businesses. They take the benefits in the good times, and they should share the…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationWe will continue to work with our regional airports to understand the full impact coronavirus is having on the operation of their businesses. As I outlined, regional connectivity…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationI feel the concerns of BA workers and others, and we want to make the point to these organisations that the use of Government schemes is preferable to making redundancies. Terms…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationI have been very clear that the priority for this Government is to halt or limit the spread of coronavirus. It has to be accepted that we need to work to find those measures that…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationMy Department and I engage with the unions with regard to the impact on jobs. I have some other meetings coming up with the unions. Within the Department, we have been very clear,…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationAs I have said, as aviation Minister, I would expect any organisation to treat its employees fairly and in the spirit of partnership. Absolutely, it is a question for the…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Air connectivity with all our devolved Administrations, particularly Scotland, is important, and regional connectivity and our smaller airports…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: AviationMy right hon. Friend will know that in DFT, we are working closely with our colleagues in the Home Office on the implementation of the borders and quarantining policy to ensure…03 Jun 2020