Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2018
National Policy Statement: Airports
"There has been a dereliction of duty by the Secretary of State. The language being used is “up to 15%”. The harsh reality is that Scotland has lost slots in recent years, and we have lost connectivity. The Secretary of State should guarantee connectivity, but he has failed to do …..."Ian Blackford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Apr 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Over the past 10 years, destinations and routes from Scotland have doubled, but flights to London have fallen by more than a third. Not only do we need starter routes, such as the Inverness to Heathrow route that we will have next week, but we need to up the frequency …..."Ian Blackford - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 28th April 2016
Asked by:
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of the public service obligation for regional airports.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
The Government plans to update its Aviation Policy Framework this year. As part of this update the Government will consider the role that public service obligations can play in serving regional airports.
Written Question
Friday 4th March 2016
Asked by:
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will suspend the process of determining the application for the licence for ship-to-ship transfers in the Cromarty Firth until he has formally consulted Marine Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
There are no valid reasons to suspend the process of determining the application for an Oil Transfer licence for ship to ship transfers in the Cromarty Firth.
Officials from Marine Scotland were sent the application details and information by email on 9 December 2015. A reminder about the deadline for comments on this application was sent to the same officials by email on 3 February, five days before the end of the extended consultation period.
A Marine Scotland official confirmed to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 11 February that they had seen the information and had no intention of submitting a response.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2016
Emergency Tug Vessels (West Coast of Scotland)
"We have heard much today in the debate on our future in or out of the European Union about the issue of our security. It is right that Parliament takes seriously its security responsibilities. As part of this debate, we need to take seriously our responsibilities for the marine environment.
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2016
Emergency Tug Vessels (West Coast of Scotland)
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and he is quite correct. We cannot comprehend the possible risk of the loss of the vessel in Kirkwall. It is also true that there is no way in reasonable time that that vessel based in Kirkwall can get to Argyll and …..."Ian Blackford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2016
Emergency Tug Vessels (West Coast of Scotland)
"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I agree with the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Dr Monaghan). I would argue that there is a wider point, because if we had responsibility for our marine environment in Scotland we would make sure that …..."Ian Blackford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2016
Emergency Tug Vessels (West Coast of Scotland)
"I thank my hon. Friend for that fine intervention. I look forward to hearing the Minister answering it, as we have not had an answer yet. Five of us went to see the Minister last November. We have been waiting quite some time for this Government to take their responsibilities …..."Ian Blackford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2016
Emergency Tug Vessels (West Coast of Scotland)
"It is too far from Westminster. Why should they care? However, my hon. Friend makes an important point. The vessel that ran aground at Ardnamurchan—the Lysblink Seaways—was a general cargo vessel. Can we just stop and think for a minute about what would have happened if an oil vessel had …..."Ian Blackford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2016
Emergency Tug Vessels (West Coast of Scotland)
"I am just going to wind up.
Incidentally, the Costa Concordia, which was involved in a grounding with calamitous consequences in Italy, was in Orkney just before it was deployed to Italy—yet another warning of the need for an ETV.
The costs associated with these vessels are insurance against the …..."Ian Blackford - View Speech
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