Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Rachael Maskell Excerpts
Thursday 13th February 2025

(6 days, 19 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Kane Portrait Mike Kane
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The right hon. Member raises an important point. The resilience of the UK aviation sector is important, and key to its success, so we will facilitate any discussions to make sure we are always on an improvement trajectory.

Rachael Maskell Portrait Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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Access for disabled people was a condition of opening up planning for the York Central development. However, I hear that the condition will be bypassed, and that planning will go ahead without disabled access being put in place. That clearly impedes disabled people. Can we ensure that difficult engineering work is undertaken before planning permission is granted?

Simon Lightwood Portrait Simon Lightwood
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The accessibility of all modes of transport is extremely important to this Government. I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to discuss this matter further.