Airports: London Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Airports: London

Lord Clinton-Davis Excerpts
Tuesday 4th November 2014

(10 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Clinton-Davis Portrait Lord Clinton-Davis (Lab)
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Does the Minister agree that there is bound to be a substantial delay between the publication of the report and the building of a new runway? Meanwhile, the costs will inevitably rise, and British aviation will have to pay those costs, among others. Does the Minister agree with that?

Baroness Kramer Portrait Baroness Kramer
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My Lords, I am sure that everybody would want a major decision such as whether to build a new runway to be made with the best information available. It is important in those circumstances to make sure that the issue has been fully explored. That may be called delay by some. I think that others would say that it helps to inform appropriate decision-making.