Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Ruth Cadbury Excerpts
Thursday 19th October 2017

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jesse Norman Portrait Jesse Norman
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Yes, of course. I have met the Community Transport Association to discuss this at length, as my officials have been doing for some time, and other community transport entities. I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend and his constituents.

Ruth Cadbury Portrait Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab)
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Domestic air travel is surely an integral part of the UK’s transport infrastructure. In their planning for Heathrow expansion, how much have the Government budgeted to increase the number of domestic routes to London from Scotland, Northern Ireland, the north and the south-west?

Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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I hope that this is not a question of our budgeting, because I hope that the links will provide strong commercial opportunities. Governments seldom fund airline routes except in specific cases, such as our recent decisions over the air link from Northern Ireland to Stansted. I hope, however, that the opportunities created by the expansion of Heathrow airport for the regions around the country will mean a thriving trade and attract airlines to take those slots.