Tuesday 6th March 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Sugg Portrait Baroness Sugg
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I agree with the noble Lord on the importance of supporting general aviation. The skill sector within it currently supports more than 38,000 jobs, nearly 10,000 of them directly related to flying and the remainder in manufacturing. It is key that we continue to support this industry and those who are learning their skills in it.

Baroness Tonge Portrait Baroness Tonge (Non-Afl)
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My Lords, while I welcome the jolly sounding appointment of a general aviation champion, will he—I think it is a he—be able to stop the now totally unaffordable third runway at Heathrow airport and thus lift the scourge on south-west London?