No-deal EU Exit Preparations
Debate between Mike Kane and Chris Heaton-Harris(5 years, 8 months ago)
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Chris Heaton-Harris
Obviously the Governor of the Bank of England did not recognise that figure either.
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab)
The Minister has rightly said that, in the event of no deal next week, we now have an aviation agreement with the European Union which means that planes will be able to take off and land. What he did not say was that this will mean no route expansion during that time. Manchester airport in my constituency has 30 million passengers annually, with the capacity for 55 million, and 74% of its flights go to other EU destinations. This must surely be a bad agreement for the people of the north of England.
Chris Heaton-Harris
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and I know that he represents his constituents assiduously and understands the need for Manchester airport to work. I will have to come back to him, because I believe that the European Commission has moved on this, but I might be mistaken. I think that it has said that it will allow route expansion in this coming year, but I will come back to him to completely clarify that point if I may.