Danny Kinahan
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(9 years, 6 months ago)
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Mr McLoughlin
I can assure my hon. Friend that the Government will act in a proper and open way in informing the House of the decisions they take once they have received the report.
Danny Kinahan (South Antrim) (UUP)
If Gatwick were to be given approval for an additional runway, what would the Minister’s intentions be if either the airlines or the airport authorities decided to remove direct flights between Heathrow and major regional airports such as Belfast, which are the absolute lifeblood of my constituency?
Mr McLoughlin
Until I have received the report I am not going to start discussing what may or may not happen. What I will say is that I know how important connectivity between airports is to both Northern Ireland and Scotland. Those slots are incredibly important. I will bear that in mind, as I know Sir Howard Davies will, once we have the report.