Proceeding contribution from Earl Attlee (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 20 December 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Severe Winter Weather.
Severe Winter Weather
My Lords, the noble Lord makes a valid point, but the conditions at Heathrow at the weekend were much more severe than those normally encountered. Advice from industry is that the volume of snowfall encountered on Saturday—approximately 10 to 12 centimetres in little more than an hour—would have closed any airport. As for government action for the future, airport operators have a great incentive themselves to invest in the necessary equipment to keep their airports open, because their daily losses at Heathrow from not being able to operate properly are millions of pounds.
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- 723 c900-1
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- 2010-12
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Cold weather payments Aviation Driving EU law Fuel oil Heathrow Airport Highways Agency Local government Natural gas Procurement Railways Night flying Working hours Roads Repairs and maintenance Salt Snow and ice Winter fuel payment Tractors Winter Resilience Review
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