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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Jeremy Quin Excerpts
Thursday 10th March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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I am looking at various options to help with this issue, along with other Departments. It is also for the industry to step up to the mark in its training programme.

Jeremy Quin Portrait Jeremy Quin (Horsham) (Con)
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T3. Will the Minister join me in welcoming the report published earlier this week by the Independent Transport Commission, which sets out ways in which the environmental impact of expansion at Heathrow can be mitigated? Given the increased confidence that it can be mitigated, and given the weight of opinion included in the Davies report, when can we look forward to a statement and progress on the matter?

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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I have noted the publication of the report by the Independent Transport Commission, which will obviously feed into our wider considerations. On the wider issue of airport capacity and when we will be able to make a decision on the location, I hope, as I have previously said, to be able to do so later this year.