October 2011

SASIG Bulletin, Oct 2011 – Parliamentary & Government News

Contents:

SASIG 2011/12 Meeting Date

Friday 24 February 2012

Westminster Debate

Lords debate aviation
MPs debate ‘High Speed 2’
MPs debate Air Passenger Duty (APD)

Central Government and Agencies
Defra – £2 million boost to tackle air pollution
Transport Secretary speech at Airport Operators Association (AOA) conference
Shadow Transport Secretary speech at Airport Operators Association (AOA) conference

Fringe Events at Conservative Party Conference
‘Fair Tax On Flying: are flight taxes grounding business and travellers?’
‘Towards a New Aviation Policy: should airports and aviation be allowed to grow?’
‘Delivering low carbon transport’
‘Building a sustainable future for transport’

Westminster Committees
Energy and Climate Change Committee hears about the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Transport Committee hears from Justine Greening on the work of the Department for Transport (DfT)*

House of Commons Questions
Goldsmith, Z. – Consultation from BAA Ltd about operational freedoms trials
Goldsmith, Z. – Defining trigger points and caps for operational freedoms trials
Poulter, D. – Inclusion of aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Kwarteng, K. – Aviation regulation
Goldsmith, Z. – Direct link from Heathrow Airport to new high-speed railway line (‘HS2’)
Goldsmith, Z. – Retention of cap on aircraft movements at Heathrow Airport
Edwards, J. – Implications for Wales of a railway hub at Heathrow Airport
Ellman, L. – Gatwick Airport Station
Robertson, A. – Edinburgh Airport
Goggins, P. – Aviation and the Northern Ireland economy
Hilling, J. – Future connections between new high-speed rail and the North West

House of Lords Questions
Air Passenger Duty (APD) – legal restrictions