Airport Expansion Debate

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Lord Randall of Uxbridge

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Airport Expansion

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Monday 2nd March 2020

(4 years, 8 months ago)

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Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait Baroness Vere of Norbiton
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This is an important point, but it is a complex and important judgment running to several hundreds of pages. The Government are taking their time to consider the judgment, and we will set out the next steps for the Airports National Policy Statement and other matters in due course.

Lord Randall of Uxbridge Portrait Lord Randall of Uxbridge (Con)
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My Lords, I congratulate the Government on not appealing this judgment. That is a very wise decision. Is my noble friend confident that other plans the Government have, such as HS2, will also be in line with the Paris commitment?

Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait Baroness Vere of Norbiton
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This is of course incredibly important, because there are potential read-acrosses to various other infrastructure builds. However, we are confident that they fall within our climate obligations.

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