Airports: London Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Airports: London

Lord McKenzie of Luton Excerpts
Tuesday 11th October 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
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My right honourable friend has a very important job as Foreign Secretary and is doing a sterling job in that respect. As far as expansion is concerned, the commission reported back on the need to increase capacity by 2030 with the addition of one runway in the south-east, and that is where the Government’s decision is focused.

Lord McKenzie of Luton Portrait Lord McKenzie of Luton (Lab)
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My Lords, HS2 notwithstanding, is the Minister aware that it is currently possible to get from London to London Luton Airport in less than half an hour?

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
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I am fully aware of that fact, and the noble Lord will be pleased to learn that I shall be visiting London Luton Airport in the next two weeks, as my next visit since my appointment as the Aviation Minister.