"Does the Minister accept that the best answer to this question is to freeze energy prices? Surely that is the answer...." Brian H. Donohoe - View Speech
"That has nothing to do with this debate. The hon. Gentleman should know that his proposal, which is what we are discussing, does not constitute the devolution of APD. What he is talking about is the equivalent of what happens in Northern Ireland, which affects one flight a day. What …..." Brian H. Donohoe - View Speech
"May I draw the hon. Gentleman’s attention to the wording of new clause 3? Does it not in fact cover only long-haul flights? It does not cover connecting flights through Heathrow or any other airports. How many actual journeys will it therefore cover? I understand that there are only two …..." Brian H. Donohoe - View Speech
"As the chairman of the all-party parliamentary aviation group, may I remind the hon. Gentleman that we have reported on this matter? The duty has a great effect on everyone in the United Kingdom, not just those in Scotland...." Brian H. Donohoe - View Speech
"I became a Member of this House in 1992, and I have to say that this is the worst Budget I can remember—that is, since last year’s omnishambles of the pasty tax and the caravan tax. It will do nothing to reverse the decline of the economy, nothing for jobs, …..." Brian H. Donohoe - View Speech
"I do agree with the hon. Gentleman on this occasion; it is not very often I can say that. The Government are doing absolutely nothing for air passengers, the aviation industry and those who work in it. They continue with this tax, while our competitors throughout the world are laughing …..." Brian H. Donohoe - View Speech
"I hope that I do not excite the shadow Minister so much that she delivers her baby early. What does she think about the fact that once again the Government have kicked into the long grass the problems of congestion in air traffic in the south-east? Money could be invested …..." Brian H. Donohoe - View Speech
"What is the total taxation on a litre of petrol, how does it affect the general public, and should that be advertised in every forecourt in the land?..." Brian H. Donohoe - View Speech