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Written Question
Luton Airport: Noise
Friday 8th September 2017

Asked by: Anne Main (Conservative - St Albans)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received seeking reductions in levels of noise pollution from people living under Luton Airport's flight path.

Answered by John Hayes

The Secretary of State has received several representations from both members of the public and MPs about aircraft noise from Luton Airport. The government has also recently consulted on UK Airspace Policy and there were numerous consultation responses from individuals concerning Luton Airport. The government is considering these responses and will announce final policy decisions in due course.

The Civil Aviation Authority is also due to launch a post-implementation review of recent flight path changes at Luton in September.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Jul 2017
Thameslink

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered Thameslink passenger services.

A recent customer satisfaction survey on commuter trains by Which? ranked Thameslink third from bottom. Thameslink registered an approval rating of just 32%; it was ranked above only the beleaguered Southern and Southeastern. I want to make the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Jul 2017
Thameslink

"The hon. Lady is absolutely right. Many of my passengers say that they do not want to have to claim; they simply want the service they have paid for. Delay repay is better, but on the other hand the service needs to improve, because otherwise they just get money back …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jul 2017
Taxi Trade

"The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point. My local taxi drivers have shown me where they can locate 15 or 16 Uber cabs sitting around St Albans in car parks. Because they are hailed from the station, that does not count as plying for hire, but it is—it is …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jul 2017
Taxi Trade

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wilson.

I like this quote from GMB section secretary, Andy Peters:

“It appears that London has become the licensing centre to send London minicabs all over the UK rendering local councils redundant in taxi licensing.”

That about sums it up. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 18 Jul 2017
Taxi Trade

"The thing is that those officers do not come into the areas where Uber drivers licensed by TfL operate, so the one or two officers in my area have all the responsibility for driving them out...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Car Insurance: Young People

"My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech—I hope that I can contribute to this debate—but premiums actually are not based solely on risk. It used to be the case, a while ago, that young men paid higher premiums than young women. Of course, we were told that that was …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Car Insurance: Young People

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, in this important debate. While I disagree with capping fees, it is immensely important that we look at how the insurance industry treats our young drivers, because as I said when I intervened on my hon. Friend the Member …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Car Insurance: Young People

"My hon. Friend makes a pertinent point, but for many young people the price of the car is the least of their worries. A fairly reasonable little runaround can be had for less than £1,000, which is about 50% of the cost of insuring the thing. They buy older cars …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Car Insurance: Young People

"It is dark all the time...."
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