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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Aviation SectorWe had done a lot of work on ensuring that we had good plans for bilateral arrangements, were they to become necessary, but I can tell the House that in the past few days the…21 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Transport-Related IndustryMy Department is working closely with the transport industry to ensure that businesses and passengers are prepared for EU exit. We engage frequently with stakeholders to…21 Mar 2019HANSARDPassengers from British AirportsThe hon. Gentleman clearly has not been following too closely what has happened. We have, for example, just opened a new road alongside Manchester airport. We are in the…21 Mar 2019HANSARDPassengers from British AirportsI have had regular meetings with both airports since becoming Secretary of State. They have great ambitions to expand their route networks. The commitment I give to the hon.…21 Mar 2019HANSARDPassengers from British AirportsI have been very clear that the Government will, using the tools at our disposal, ensure there is guaranteed capacity for regional airports at Heathrow. That is absolutely clear…21 Mar 2019HANSARDPassengers from British AirportsWe of course continue to look very carefully at all the potential implications of different Brexit scenarios. What I would say to the hon. Gentleman is that passengers from this…21 Mar 2019HANSARDPassengers from British AirportsI know how strongly people in regional airports feel about this issue and the intense pressure from around the United Kingdom on the Treasury to look at this again. I know my…21 Mar 2019HANSARDPassengers from British AirportsI absolutely agree: we need both western and southern access to Heathrow. That is an important part of ensuring that the airport can expand in a sustainable way, but it will also…21 Mar 2019HANSARDPassengers from British AirportsI will be very happy to meet my hon. Friend. He knows my concern about the need to guarantee enough capacity for regional connections. It is one of the reasons we have said there…21 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Aviation SectorI am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is wrong, because a new regulation is now in place that guarantees aviation between the UK and the EU in all circumstances, and it does not…21 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Aviation SectorFlights between the United Kingdom and the European Union will continue whatever the outcome of EU exit. The Government will continue to work closely with the UK aviation sector…21 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Transport-Related IndustryOf course, the contract to which the right hon. Gentleman refers, which was won by Siemens rather than the other bidders, including Hitachi in the north-east, was in fact let by…21 Mar 2019HANSARDPassengers from British AirportsIn 2018, 292 million passengers flew to or from a UK airport. That figure was almost 3% higher than in 2017, and 24% higher than in 2008. The feedback that I have received from…21 Mar 2019HANSARDAir Services to the EULeaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. This has not changed. However, a responsible Government must plan for every eventuality, including a no-deal…07 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsI will leave my right hon. Friend to make his point, because I do not want to start debating discussions within the Government. The hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun asked…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, although I must say that we started some of our planning well before then. However, it is certainly the case that last summer, as we saw the…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsI very much regret the fact that we were taken to court. It was a risk that we acknowledged was there, but I stand by the decision to make sure that we could guarantee the supply…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would just like to inform the House that the annex containing the requirements for Eurotunnel to spend money on improvements at the borders has…05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsThis is really poor.05 Mar 2019HANSARD EU Exit Preparations: Ferry ContractsThe hon. Gentleman cannot add up. This contract brought 8% of the equivalent, in total, with DFDS and Brittany Ferries, and the contingency buffer was made up by Seaborne on the…05 Mar 2019