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HANSARDLeaving the EU: AviationI have had regular conversations with the leadership of the Belfast airports. Working with them in several areas, I want to see them expand their international flights. More…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: AviationYes. The Civil Aviation Authority has been working for well over a year to ensure that in the event that we do not continue as a member of EASA we have a properly functional…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsWhat is disappointing is that I would have hoped that the hon. Gentleman, as a Scottish Member, would welcome the additional opportunities for Scottish business as a result of…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsAs I said in the House earlier this week, we will not be paying Seaborne until ferries operate. From the point of view of business in Scotland, we have made sure that there are…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsI am very confident, as I have said, that HMRC will be ready. Of course, the point is that, at the moment, we do not collect customs tariffs or carry out checks. The Government…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsI agree with my right hon. Friend. The reality is that it is all well and good Labour Members saying, “We don’t want no deal,” but then they are going to vote against the deal.…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsThat is absolutely correct. In very many international trading scenarios using the common transit convention, customs processes can be at the start and the end of the journey.…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsNo. The story is untrue.10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsIt is a bit like the proverbial stuck gramophone record. I said very clearly, earlier this week, that we have let contracts with a number of operators, of which Seaborne…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsThis is why 90% of the new contracts are with DFDS and Brittany Ferries. As I said, I am disappointed that the Scottish National party does not welcome the DFDS contract that will…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsThat clearly got under the hon. Gentleman’s skin because he really does not like Government supporting new start-up businesses. The reality is, as I said earlier this week, that…10 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsWe will hold all the companies that have presented us with proposals to the terms of their contracts.10 Jan 2019HANSARDHeathrow Third Runway: Highway VehiclesAs the hon. Lady will be aware, the airports national policy statement requires 50% of passengers to use public transport by 2030, rising to 55% by 2040. It also requires 25%…10 Jan 2019HANSARDHeathrow Third Runway: Highway VehiclesI want to go further than that. Western rail access is currently in development and we are in the early stages of preparation for southern rail access. We are also making…10 Jan 2019HANSARDHeathrow Third Runway: Highway VehiclesMy right hon. Friend has made her point succinctly. She will understand, though, that if an application comes forward from Heathrow to change the current rules, it would be wrong…10 Jan 2019HANSARDHeathrow Third Runway: Highway VehiclesEven an expanded Heathrow is forecast to need only 6% of capacity on the Piccadilly line and, as I said a moment ago, we are already moving ahead with western access and starting…10 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I begin by extending the condolences of the whole House to the family of Lee Pomeroy, who was tragically murdered on a train in Surrey last week? I pay tribute to the three…10 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have set a limit in line with inflation for the increase in regulated fares. Transport for the North and the Rail North Partnership have additional financial resources from the…10 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do not have the costs immediately to hand. However, the point about Operation Brock is that it is designed to replace Operation Stack and provide a solution well into the early…10 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is really an issue for the Spanish and Irish Governments; it does not affect British Airways at all, as it will be covered by the transitional arrangements as well as by the…10 Jan 2019