Airports: London

Lord Higgins Excerpts
Monday 10th June 2013

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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As usual, the noble Baroness makes a very good point. The Airports Commission has been charged with reporting by December this year to rule out certain options.

Lord Higgins Portrait Lord Higgins
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Given that the legislation for a hub at Maplin Sands went through with comparatively few problems back in the mid-1970s, is there not a case for looking at that site again?