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HANSARD FlybeAs the right hon. Gentleman will appreciate, we are working across Government—across the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and with colleagues in the…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeWe will work as closely as we can with the airports and airlines serving Northern Ireland so that we can maintain that connectivity, because connectivity between Northern Ireland…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI understand the hon. Gentleman’s question and his concerns. At the moment we do not have any plans to change the APD policy. Our policy is as per the Exchequer Secretary’s…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI support the airport, although I do not support football much. But Newcastle is a great team. The hon. Lady raises a key point. As I have outlined, we are working with transport…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI absolutely agree. My hon. Friend is right about the highly skilled nature of some individuals who have been working for Flybe. They absolutely have transferrable skills that can…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeThe hon. Gentleman knows that I am personally very interested in and care a lot about the Northern Ireland economy and some of the differences there compared with mainland UK. I…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the staff and some of the challenges. We are lucky today to have the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend the…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI thank the hon. Lady, but I would disagree with her: we have not let Flybe go to the wall. However, we are assessing—and, as a responsible Government, we are continuing the…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI thank my hon. Friend. Regional airports are massively important for the regional connectivity of the UK, and so is air travel in getting people around. There are particular…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeAs the hon. Lady will know, the decision to put the business into insolvency happened in the early hours of the morning. We have stood ready and worked hard to get a response out,…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI completely agree. I absolutely recognise that the situation is different in Northern Ireland, and the Department and I will work with regional colleagues to understand the…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman in the sadness that he expressed about the loss of jobs for people working for Flybe. When any organisation collapses in this way, it is…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeWith permission, Mr Speaker, I shall make a statement about the collapse of Flybe. In the early hours of this morning, Flybe ceased trading. This was a commercial decision by the…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI understand my hon. Friend’s concern regarding the airport in his locality, but, as I have outlined, we have been clear about having a review of regional air connectivity and…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI thank my hon. Friend, and I understand his particular concern about Exeter airport. It truly is sad for employees in his constituency, and just to reiterate, we do stand ready…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeThe hon. Gentleman will know that we have a fantastic Mayor in Teesside, and I have had discussions with him. One of the things we will be doing is making sure that, as I have…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI understand the distress and concern in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency and region about the flights operating out of those airports. We have had some good news: Loganair has…05 Mar 2020HANSARD FlybeI thank my hon. Friend for his question and note his particular interest as Chair of the Select Committee. He is right that we announced in the Queen’s Speech that we would…05 Mar 2020HANSARDMerchant Shipping RegulationsBy way of a consent order dated 18 February 2020, the Administrative Court has provided that the Merchant Shipping (Bridge Visibility) (Small Passenger Ships) Regulations 2019 (SI…03 Mar 2020HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeThe hon. Gentleman is right. Of course, much of the significant infrastructure across the country, including bridges, is very old and may have a chequered maintenance history. It…03 Mar 2020