Debates between Baroness Falkner of Margravine and Lord Fowler during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Air Quality and Emissions

Debate between Baroness Falkner of Margravine and Lord Fowler
Tuesday 19th May 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Fowler Portrait The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler)
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As short as possible, please.

Baroness Falkner of Margravine Portrait Baroness Falkner of Margravine (Non-Afl)
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My Lords, given the Minister’s interest in Heathrow, does he agree that the aviation sector has contributed more than 26% to greenhouse gas emissions in the last five years? Yet Heathrow is going ahead with an appeal to the Supreme Court for its third runway. Does he accept that this highly polluting business model is now defunct, and can he tell us what the Government’s position is on that Supreme Court appeal?