Parliamentary and Government News
July 2011 – Parliamentary & Government News
Contents:
SASIG 2011/12 Meeting Dates
Friday 28 October 2011 and Friday 24 February 2012
Westminster Debate
MPs debate high-speed rail (HSR)
Central Government and Agencies
New measures proposed by Department for Transport (DfT) to cut delays at Heathrow
Government approves airport operators’ ‘Noise Action Plans’ (NAPs)
Draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published for consultation
Government Speeches
Speech by Commercial Secretary to the Treasury Lord Sassoon: Innovations in Financing European Infrastructure
Westminster Committees
Transport Select Committee hears from London First, Transport for London (TfL) and Hammersmith & Fulham Council on High-Speed Rail
Environmental Audit Select Committee hears evidence for inquiry into air quality
Environmental Audit Committee reports on ‘green taxes’
House of Commons Questions
Afriyie – Aviation: pollution control (noise & CO2) and economic competitiveness
Johnson, J – Olympic Games 2012: controls in place at Biggin Hill Airport
Johnson, J – Contribution to meeting demand for 2012 Olympic travel via Biggin Hill Airport
Johnson, J – Adequacy of surface access strategy for Biggin Hill Airport during 2012 Olympic Games
Johnson, J – Effects of a time-limited waiver for 2012 Olympics travel via Biggin Hill Airport
Johnson – Biggin Hill Airport (regional aviation strategy)
Poulter – Air Passenger Duty impacts on airlines in London and the South East
McDonnell, A – Air Passenger Duty impact on Northern Ireland
Goggins – Variation in aviation taxes applied in the UK and Ireland
Goldsmith – Heathrow Airport: number of noise complaints received by Department for Transport (DfT)
Goldsmith – Heathrow Airport: number of air pollution complaints received by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
Donohoe – Absence of an Aviation National Policy Statement
Reynolds – Discussion of potential to increase capacity at Manchester Airport
Afriyie – Definition of a hub airport: proportion of transfer passengers
Afriyie – Definition of a hub airport: defining ‘connecting traffic’ and ‘main base’
Cunningham, Jim – Carbon emissions from aviation and rail transport
Donohoe – Airports: economic importance
Gyimah – Caron dioxide emissions from Gatwick Airport: tonnes/yr & kg/passenger
Heald – Aviation: development of biofuels
Goldsmith – Night flights at Heathrow during 2012 Olympics (airport co-ordination)
House of Commons Statement
Secretary of State for Transport statement on airport co-ordination (London Olympics)
Secretary of State for Transport statement on Olympic airspace
House of Lords Questions
Laird – Gatwick Express rail services
Soley – Heathrow Airport: decline in interconnectivity
Soley – Heathrow Airport capacity: representations to Department for Transport (DfT) from Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
Soley – Heathrow Airport capacity: representations to Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) from Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
Annex A
South East Airports Taskforce (SEAT) – Final Report, published 14 July 2011
Government consultation on aviation security
Annex B
Environmental Audit Select Committee hears from Lord Henley, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister on Air Quality
EU Targets
Cross-Government cooperation
Local Authorities and local planning policies
Transboundary pollution
Annex C
Secretary of State for Transport statement on airport co-ordination (London Olympics)
Annex D
Secretary of State for Transport statement on Olympic airspace