"11. What recent assessment he has made of the safety of passengers in the offshore oil and gas helicopter transport system...." Frank Doran - View Speech
"I am sorry that the Minister did not mention the Transport Committee’s report on the serious problem of helicopter transport in the offshore industry, which was published on Tuesday this week. I hope that, when the Secretary of State sees the report, he will focus on the part that deals …..." Frank Doran - View Speech
"I will answer on behalf of the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (John Thurso). On the catering services budget for 2014-15, the target is to achieve room hire sales of £873,000, comprising £258,000 from the introduction of third-party banqueting events and £615,000 from Member-funded and Member-sponsored events...." Frank Doran - View Speech
"I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point. The difficulty is that this whole process was started because of the budget requirements following the serious cuts faced by the House authorities. The rates charged are based on benchmarking from a whole selection of other organisations that provide such facilities. The figure paid …..." Frank Doran - View Speech
"I can only answer by referring to what I said to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson). The Administration Committee has this matter under constant review, and it is on the agenda for its next meeting...." Frank Doran - View Speech
"The Commission discussed the work of the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy, including the provision of support, at its meeting on 20 January...." Frank Doran - View Speech
"I must tell the hon. Gentleman that I am not part of the process, so I am not sure what fun is to be had. The project is certainly important. It is moving forward and will make a substantial improvement to the way in which this place works...." Frank Doran - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to be here under your chairmanship, Mr Dobbin. This is a short debate, which I intend to use to put on record the major reasons why the Department for Transport should order a public inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into the offshore oil and gas …..." Frank Doran - View Speech
"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for those remarks—I promise I did not pay him.
There are many reasons why an inquiry is necessary, but I will focus on three principal reasons. First, the relationship between the oil industry and the helicopter industry needs to be considered in …..." Frank Doran - View Speech
"I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. There is a huge issue about the advice and recommendations that the regulator makes and how they are implemented.
The third area of concern also relates to the companies, and it is about how the CAA regulates the industry. Individual companies have different …..." Frank Doran - View Speech