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HANSARD FlybmiIf the hon. Gentleman wishes to have 100% certainty, he needs to vote for the Prime Minister’s deal. [ Interruption. ] We have had assurances from the EU that the airline sector…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiMy hon. Friend is a powerful advocate for his constituency and makes some valid points, particularly about the loss of skilled jobs. We were only made aware that Flybmi was going…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiMy hon. Friend makes a valuable point. If we look at Flybmi’s accounts, we see that they were not healthy for many years, even before the referendum. Smaller airlines across…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiAbsolutely. The reason for Flybmi going into administration is that the business has just reached the end of its road. We have an overcapacity here and the power is with the…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiOn 16 February British Midland Regional Limited, the east midlands-based airline which operates as Flybmi, announced that it had ceased operations from that date and filed for…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiI have never been a woman who has been “dropped in it”; it is my job and I am disappointed that the shadow Transport Secretary wanted to see a he and not a she at the Dispatch…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiIt is good that my hon. Friend notes the importance of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s role in procuring and maintaining the contract, and it is interesting to note the…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiThe EU has been very clear that the UK aviation industry can continue as it is. We have been having good conversations with the EU on this, and we have tabled a number of…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiNo, but Flybmi’s accounts show that, as far back as 2014, it was not as healthy as it could have been. If a company undertakes flights that are barely at 50% capacity, it is…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about the PSO, but it does run for this specific period, up to 2021. He noted that the Secretary of State has spoken to the local MP,…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiIt is a very competitive market, and no doubt my hon. Friend’s constituents will be well represented here today. If she would like to meet the Aviation Minister, I will ensure…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiMy hon. Friend makes three powerful arguments, and I agree with him. The Department, under my noble Friend the Aviation Minister, is undertaking the “Aviation 2050” consultation,…18 Feb 2019HANSARD FlybmiIf the right hon. Gentleman wants to rule out no deal, he should vote for the Prime Minister’s deal.18 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am well aware that my right hon. Friend has been a doughty and particularly inquisitive Member of Parliament on behalf of her constituents on HS2. She knows that there is a set…14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsI can. My hon. Friend is a great champion of the port of Immingham and I know I have an open invitation from him to visit it. I have indeed discussed that port with ABP and it has…14 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsStockton-on-Tees Borough Council receives almost £89,000 of bus service operators grant to support local bus services, and £75.5 million from the Government’s transforming cities…14 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: PortsWe are in constant communication with port operators, including Associated British Ports, which I believe has invested heavily in the port to prepare for Brexit and all the extra…14 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. I was delighted to visit Nottingham and to have a meeting with all the east midlands business and council representatives. It is absolutely right to say that HS2 is a…14 Feb 2019HANSARDBus JourneysBuses are indeed incredibly important. Not only do they help people to get to work, but they tackle wider issues such as loneliness. The Government provide more than £1 billion…14 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Lady makes a valid point. So often, we lament that parliamentarians do not deliver long-term projects and that we do not invest in our country or our skills base,…14 Feb 2019