Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Northern Ireland Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Justine Greening Excerpts
Wednesday 20th June 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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The hon. Lady may shake her head, but that independent panel was set up, and that independent panel advised the Department for Transport.

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening (Putney) (Con)
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Is the Prime Minister aware that Birmingham airport will have 15% fewer international flights than otherwise, and that Manchester airport will have 11% fewer, Newcastle 14% will have fewer and Bournemouth will have more than 40% fewer, by 2030 as a result of Heathrow expansion? How do we help investment in our regions by suffocating the regional airports’ growth?

Theresa May Portrait The Prime Minister
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My right hon. Friend asks about expanding Heathrow and the impact it is going to have on regional airports, so may I just tell her one anecdote? When we made our first announcement about the in principle decision on the third runway at Heathrow, I went down to Cornwall and visited Newquay. People there were very pleased and welcomed the announcement, because of the ability it was going to give them to improve their local economy and expand their tourist industry, in particular.