The former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport announced publication of the second stage of a consultation exercise on night restrictions to apply at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports from October 2005 until the end of the summer season 2012, 9 June 2005, Official Report, column 58WS. That consultation paper...

The former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport announced publication of the second stage of a consultation exercise on night restrictions to apply at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports from October 2005 until the end of the summer season 2012, 9 June 2005, Official Report, column 58WS. That consultation paper...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Douglas Alexander) has made the following Ministerial Statement. On 9 June 2005 the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport announced publication of the second stage of a consultation exercise on night restrictions to apply at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Douglas Alexander) has made the following Ministerial Statement. On 9 June 2005 the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport announced publication of the second stage of a consultation exercise on night restrictions to apply at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted...

My Lords, if my noble friend will forgive me I am trying to work within fairly strict time limits, and I have an awful lot to cover. I accept what my noble friend Lord Faulkner said that the best way of solving the problem of noise is to reduce the...

My Lords, if my noble friend will forgive me I am trying to work within fairly strict time limits, and I have an awful lot to cover. I accept what my noble friend Lord Faulkner said that the best way of solving the problem of noise is to reduce the...

My Lords, will my noble friend give way?

My Lords, will my noble friend give way?

My Lords, the current regulations do not extend to people who are onboard the aircraft. Will the Government therefore consider amending the regulations accordingly? It is an anomaly without any justification.

My Lords, the current regulations do not extend to people who are onboard the aircraft. Will the Government therefore consider amending the regulations accordingly? It is an anomaly without any justification.

Civil Aviation Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee

Civil Aviation Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. Aviation is our gateway to the world. The range of destinations served directly by regional airports has expanded enormously in recent years. More and cheaper flights afford opportunities to travel undreamt of by earlier generations,...

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. Aviation is our gateway to the world. The range of destinations served directly by regional airports has expanded enormously in recent years. More and cheaper flights afford opportunities to travel undreamt of by earlier generations,...

My Lords, will the Minister assure the House that the Government have no plans to designate airports other than the three to which he has made reference?

My Lords, will the Minister assure the House that the Government have no plans to designate airports other than the three to which he has made reference?

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Soley, has been most eloquent about carbon neutrality at airports and, on these Benches, we do not disagree with him. This transport Bill makes some modest changes to the air transport industry and for its passengers, and may reduce the burden on those who must...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Soley, has been most eloquent about carbon neutrality at airports and, on these Benches, we do not disagree with him. This transport Bill makes some modest changes to the air transport industry and for its passengers, and may reduce the burden on those who must...

My Lords, I have an interest to declare as the campaign director of Future Heathrow, which is a coalition of trade unions, airlines, businesses and professional organisations. I also have another interest to declare: I am a long-term resident of west London and for 30 years have lived under the flight...

My Lords, I have an interest to declare as the campaign director of Future Heathrow, which is a coalition of trade unions, airlines, businesses and professional organisations. I also have another interest to declare: I am a long-term resident of west London and for 30 years have lived under the flight...

My Lords, I suppose that I should join the noble Lord, Lord Solely, in declaring the fact that I live under quite a few airplanes in West London. My speech ought to be received against that background—not to say that I am biased. I do not suppose that I need to...

My Lords, I suppose that I should join the noble Lord, Lord Solely, in declaring the fact that I live under quite a few airplanes in West London. My speech ought to be received against that background—not to say that I am biased. I do not suppose that I need to...

My Lords, I accept that in principle. The measure is premised on the assumption that the industry bears its external costs, which relates to the environment and the issues that have been outlined in today’s discussion. How far that would significantly reduce the demand for air travel is an interesting...

My Lords, I accept that in principle. The measure is premised on the assumption that the industry bears its external costs, which relates to the environment and the issues that have been outlined in today’s discussion. How far that would significantly reduce the demand for air travel is an interesting...

My Lords, let me finish my constructive point, lest it be thought by the Conservative Front Bench spokesman that I am incapable of making a constructive point. He is right that we need to consider the question of how we measure noise. There may be a constructive thought in that...

My Lords, let me finish my constructive point, lest it be thought by the Conservative Front Bench spokesman that I am incapable of making a constructive point. He is right that we need to consider the question of how we measure noise. There may be a constructive thought in that...

My Lords, on the question of forecasts on Stansted, does my noble friend accept that air travel, like any other transport industry, should bear the full costs of the damage that it does to the environment? That could be by taxation or some other means of increasing the cost of...

My Lords, on the question of forecasts on Stansted, does my noble friend accept that air travel, like any other transport industry, should bear the full costs of the damage that it does to the environment? That could be by taxation or some other means of increasing the cost of...

My Lords, I never thought that I would accuse an opposition spokesman of being more farsighted than myself, but here we have the clearest evidence that we already know the result of a particular election. We wonder why one candidate does not pack his bags and go home at this...

My Lords, I never thought that I would accuse an opposition spokesman of being more farsighted than myself, but here we have the clearest evidence that we already know the result of a particular election. We wonder why one candidate does not pack his bags and go home at this...

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My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in the debate. It has given us great food for thought, which we will digest more fully in Committee on the detailed points, of which there are a large number. I hope that noble Lords will forgive me...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in the debate. It has given us great food for thought, which we will digest more fully in Committee on the detailed points, of which there are a large number. I hope that noble Lords will forgive me...

My Lords, one accepts that there is a large runway at Stansted, and that 25 million passengers a year go through it. It would be possible to have 40 million passengers a year on that runway. Therefore, the policy that I, my party and a lot of other people support is that...

My Lords, one accepts that there is a large runway at Stansted, and that 25 million passengers a year go through it. It would be possible to have 40 million passengers a year on that runway. Therefore, the policy that I, my party and a lot of other people support is that...

My Lords, in many ways I feel fortunate in that the appearance of this Bill at this stage will, I hope, save me from tabling numerous Questions relating to the health and safety of air crew and passengers flying in British aircraft. I do not believe that I need to...

My Lords, in many ways I feel fortunate in that the appearance of this Bill at this stage will, I hope, save me from tabling numerous Questions relating to the health and safety of air crew and passengers flying in British aircraft. I do not believe that I need to...

My Lords, I accept that this is a limited Bill and not one that sets out the Government’s policy on civil aviation—it simply seeks to tidy up a few loose ends. One would assume—and perhaps the Minister will confirm this—that in due course we will be presented with something fairly...

My Lords, I accept that this is a limited Bill and not one that sets out the Government’s policy on civil aviation—it simply seeks to tidy up a few loose ends. One would assume—and perhaps the Minister will confirm this—that in due course we will be presented with something fairly...