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Jim Shannon Excerpts
Thursday 20th March 2014

(10 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robert Goodwill Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Robert Goodwill)
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It certainly is disturbing news, given the importance that we place on regional airports. It is disappointing that Manston has not been able to attract some of the low-cost carriers that it hoped to, but I am certainly happy to meet my hon. Friend to see whether there is a way forward.

Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
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Will the Secretary of State make bus driver disability awareness training compulsory in his Department’s review of the EU bus and coach regulation this month?

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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That has been mentioned to me, and I will certainly want to look into it. I will write to the hon. Gentleman in more detail.