Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 21 Sep 2020
Brexit: Road, Rail and Maritime Transport (EUC Report)
"I am afraid that we are still unable to connect with the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, so I call the Minister...."Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 20th July 2020
Asked by:
Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the value of the grant from the Department for Transport to Aerobility for the Vigilant T1 aircraft.
Answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton
A grant of £745,000 was awarded to Aerobility, a registered charity, to support its work to refurbish the Vigilant T1 glider fleet, acquired from the Ministry of Defence. The gliders had been grounded by the Royal Air Force in May 2018. The grant was specifically to cover the costs relating to the refurbishment package, including modifications needed to enable people with physical disabilities to fly the gliders, and for the full refurbishment of eight aircraft, to be retained by Aerobility for its operations.
Expanding Aerobility’s fleet of aircraft will lead to a number of benefits, including, improving access to flight training and flight experiences for those living with physical and mental disabilities. It will also enable Aerobility to offer services at additional locations in the UK.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Jul 2020
High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill
"My Lords, we now come to the Motion in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Vere of Norbiton. As there is no speakers’ list, only those in the Chamber can participate, and those wishing to do so should give notice of their intention in advance...."Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 7th June 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of the UK flight training sector.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
In March 2015 the Government published research that the Department for Transport commissioned from York Aviation entitled “The Economic Value of General Aviation in the UK”. That research contained an estimate of the value of the UK flight training sector being £42m in 2013.
We have commissioned research on what a strategic network of general aviation airfields might look like and this research may review that calculation.
Written Question
Wednesday 6th June 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new aerodromes have been built in the last ten years for which data is available.
Answered by Baroness Sugg
In order for an aerodrome to be used for public transport flights or flight training in aircraft above a certain weight, it requires a licence or certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
In the last ten years there have been no newly built aerodromes that meet the criteria that would require a license or certificate to be issued by the CAA. Neither the Government nor the CAA possess information on aerodromes that are neither licensed nor certificated.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2016
Bus Services Bill [HL]
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2013
Apprenticeships
"My Lords, I will now repeat a Statement made in the other place by my honourable friend Matthew Hancock. The Statement is as follows:
“With permission, I would like to make a Statement about the future of apprenticeships. Apprenticeships are back. Having existed in this country for more than six …..."Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2013
Apprenticeships
"I thank the noble Lord for his reply. I am sorry that in parts of it he was rather more negative than he usually is on this subject. However, I pay tribute to him and to his Government for what they did to revive the apprenticeship scheme in their time, …..."Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2013
Apprenticeships
"I note what the noble Lord says. Obviously we try to encourage firms to take apprentices, but we use that route rather than making contracts conditional on it. However, I know of the success of the Crossrail apprenticeship scheme and how well that worked.
The noble Lord mentioned awareness of …..."Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Mar 2013
Apprenticeships
"Indeed, discussions are ongoing with the devolved communities to ensure that we have a UK-wide programme. There are border issues as the noble Lord suggests. A lot of the apprenticeships are employer-led. We are increasingly making sure that employers define what they want by way of an apprenticeship and the …..."Baroness Garden of Frognal - View Speech
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