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Civil Aviation Bill

My hon. Friend is uncharacteristically restrained when he says ““something of a red herring””, because the matter is a total red herring. It shows the general weakness of the Government’s case that they resort to producing such examples in support of their arguments. I do not understand why they are so resistant to fairly simple, straightforward commonsense measures, which could make a genuine difference to the people who live near the major airports, especially those in the south-east of England whose lives are blighted by noise. The Government have a chance to act. The Under-Secretary must tell us why he chooses not to take it.