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HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI thank the Chair of the Transport Committee for that question. It is an incredibly busy sea highway, as we all know. I had the great honour of visiting the command and control…11 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionThe environment is absolutely at the front of our mind. Once we get the fire out, we will make those impact assessments and take the appropriate measures to clean up pollution, if…11 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his expertise in this area. He has raised with me the issue of tankers moored off Shetland and Orkney. I understand that the 1972 collision…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportShakespeare said: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” I think it is all three in the case of my hon. Friend the Member for…25 Feb 2025HANSARDRegional AirportsThis Government are committed to growth, which regional airports support by serving their local communities, creating jobs, and acting as gateways to international opportunities.…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Member raises an important point. The resilience of the UK aviation sector is important, and key to its success, so we will facilitate any discussions to make sure…13 Feb 2025HANSARDRegional AirportsAs my hon. Friend says, freight is hugely important for growth. That is why the Chancellor recently announced plans to build a new advanced manufacturing and logistics park at…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to regional airports. I am proudly wearing my “Yes to R2” badge from when we built a second runway at Manchester airport in 2001. The position is…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe airports national policy statement from 2018, which was two Governments ago, made it clear that any proposal—we have not had a proposal come forward—should treat surface…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis was a policy cooked up by the Valuation Office Agency under His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by the last Government. We have engaged with airports on this matter and asked…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTransport… I will turn back to the point made by the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan) on air ambulance provision by NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government. The…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTransport… I will turn back to the point made by the hon. Member for Angus and Perthshire Glens (Dave Doogan) on air ambulance provision by NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government. The…11 Feb 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionI support the Chancellor’s pursuit of growth. For too long, we have been stagnant, and we know that this area can provide growth. I have seen that in my constituency, as I have…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionThere is always a trade-off to be had, if applications come forward, between noise, carbon and growing our economy. We recognise that Heathrow has operated at over 95% capacity…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionI also understand that you can have a good old party on the ferry from the port of Tyne to Amsterdam—I do not know whether my hon. Friend has taken it. He is exactly right. If we…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy hon. Friend is exactly right. Those tests must be met, including through the development consent order. Just for the record, I voted for the framework in 2018, because I…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionI thank the right hon. Member, who I know is a campaigner on this. I keep a close eye on all matters of connectivity to Northern Ireland. Investor confidence in aviation is huge:…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionWe have made tough decisions about the phasing out of internal combustion engines up to 2030. When I visited Newcastle airport, I saw a wonderful operation—it is also producing…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He is a very good campaigner for his local airport and for the public service obligation flights out of that airport. Not making these tough…28 Jan 2025HANSARDAirport ExpansionThe hon. Member is such a doughty campaigner that I think he had an urgent question in the House a few weeks ago when his plane was cancelled! “Well done,” is all I can say. That…28 Jan 2025