Written Question
Monday 18th December 2017
Asked by:
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to promote apprenticeships and other general aviation-related training initiatives as part of the 2018 Year of Engineering campaign.
Answered by John Hayes
The Government recognises the importance of the UK’s General Aviation sector and announced in October that we will be appointing a General Aviation Champion. This Champion will be tasked with engaging with the sector, developing a thorough understanding of the relevant issues, and championing the role that it plays in the economy and society, including by encouraging youth participation. We are also actively exploring the topic of skills in consultation with industry and the General Aviation sector within our Aviation Strategy.
The Year of Engineering aims to showcase and celebrate the contribution that engineering makes to today’s world by developing and promoting direct and inspiring experiences of modern engineering throughout 2018. A number of aviation companies have already signed up as Year of Engineering partners to share what they do and I would encourage more to follow and help us reach the target of a million direct experiences for young people, their families and teachers.
Written Question
Monday 18th December 2017
Asked by:
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to encourage youth participation in the general aviation sector; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by John Hayes
The Government recognises the importance of the UK’s General Aviation sector and announced in October that we will be appointing a General Aviation Champion. This Champion will be tasked with engaging with the sector, developing a thorough understanding of the relevant issues, and championing the role that it plays in the economy and society, including by encouraging youth participation. We are also actively exploring the topic of skills in consultation with industry and the General Aviation sector within our Aviation Strategy.
The Year of Engineering aims to showcase and celebrate the contribution that engineering makes to today’s world by developing and promoting direct and inspiring experiences of modern engineering throughout 2018. A number of aviation companies have already signed up as Year of Engineering partners to share what they do and I would encourage more to follow and help us reach the target of a million direct experiences for young people, their families and teachers.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 May 2016
Transport and Local Infrastructure
"On my behalf, will my hon. Friend ask the Secretary of State to clarify his comments about this issue? I wanted to intervene on him, but unfortunately he did not hear me. He said that it would be up to market forces to decide the location of the spaceport. We …..."Philippa Whitford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Apr 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"11. What plans he has to support the development of regional airports...."Philippa Whitford - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Apr 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Inward tourism is a major industry in Ayrshire, whether it be for golf and sailing or the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory. My local airport, Prestwick, has 660,000 passengers a year, but no connection to London—and, on the basis of discussions I have heard in this place, there is no sign …..."Philippa Whitford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 02 Feb 2016
Regional Airports
"I echo the comment made by the hon. Member for North Antrim (Ian Paisley). It is not a matter of trying to stop regional airports in Scotland from developing. APD was designed to dampen some of the demand here, and it holds back all regional airports. The land border with …..."Philippa Whitford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 02 Feb 2016
Regional Airports
"It is a pleasure to serve under you, Ms Vaz. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell) for securing this debate. Obviously, we are all here to pitch for our local airports, and as usual I am pitching for Prestwick, the UK’s clear-weather …..."Philippa Whitford - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 02 Feb 2016
Regional Airports
"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention.
We tend to talk about the business flyer coming into London, and there are certainly plenty of business flyers in my region who would welcome a flight from Prestwick into London, but we also need to start thinking the other way …..."Philippa Whitford - View Speech
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