Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Andrew Stephenson Excerpts
Thursday 23rd June 2011

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Philip Hammond
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I am pleased to see that British Airways, along with BAA, now accepts the finality of the coalition Government’s decision that we will not allow the building of a third runway at Heathrow airport. However, that is not the end of the matter. We have to provide for aviation growth in the south-east of England, and in the UK as a whole, in order to meet the needs of a growing economy in future. That is why we have launched a scoping document and will bring forward a new sustainable aviation policy by the end of next year.

Andrew Stephenson Portrait Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con)
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T9. Will my right hon. Friend update the House on what progress has been made on the reopening of the Todmorden curve, which will provide a faster rail route between East Lancashire and Manchester?