Speeches by Kane.

“We currently have a study on what comes out of the tailpipe in terms of the other gases and the impact that that has on climate change. We work with Sustainable Aviation to look at that pathway to make it net zero. I think the target date is 2050.”

“That is out in the public realm now.”

“That piece of work with Sustainable Aviation is in the public realm right now. You clearly see on a graph a pathway through airspace modernisation, hydrogen battery and improved technology. You cannot get down to a zero pathway to decarbonise aviation without carbon capture technology. It has to be part of it.”

“Yes. I have seen the figures. I cannot remember them offhand.”

“Yes, we will send them to you.”

“I do not think it is binary, either. Carbon capture technology and SAF are growth industries, which we are legislating for. These are creating the industry of the future, and in parts of the country, as we know, like some of our coastal communities, particularly in the north and the central belt in Scotland—”

“—that have de-industrialised.”

“—the BAC One-Elevens, the Tridents and the Concordes. I even saw the Space Shuttle do a low pass on a jumbo jet one day. We have two Members from Derby here. We know through Rolls-Royce and others that engines are getting quieter, more efficient and more carbon efficient. We need to think in the future about noise enve…”

“We need private sector investment to do this. What I am saying about an expansion when proposals come through for Heathrow is that better connectivity to Heathrow and to the regions will automatically, I believe, improve economic activity at those airports.”

“Yes.”

“The scope of the ANPS will be determined by the Secretary of State, so I cannot fully answer that question. From the last one, and I can guarantee you the next one, we will look at this and at how to do it better. In terms of the public service obligation, I think there are only three at the moment. There is Newquay to…”

“The power is the ability to act through the ANPS. That will be us looking at that and about how that connectivity is baked into the rest of the country if a proposal comes forward for Heathrow to expand.”

“We are expecting that their proposal will come forward this summer, and then it will go to DCO in the future. After we receive their proposal, we will begin the process of the statement.”

“Good morning, Chair. I am Mike Kane. I am the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, Maritime and Security.”

“Thank you so much for the question. I have always, as an MP who was brought up in an aviation constituency in Manchester, been very proud of our being a world-class aviation nation. We have the largest aviation sector in the world, apart from the USA and China. It adds £20 billion to our GDP and it employs 240,000 peop…”

“Aviation strategy is usually dictated by the airports national policy statement that Government produce. The last one was produced in 2018, which was two whole Governments ago, so we need to refresh that strategy. We are saying that if Heathrow or another credible party comes forward with a third runway proposal this s…”

“Of course, because aviation supports economic growth, it supports sustainability; it connects people, places and businesses domestically and internationally; and it cements our regions—Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the south-west and the north of England. It is integral to how it fits together. When you look at su…”

“Heathrow’s announcement today was particularly around terminal 2 and terminal 5.”

“As a Government, we have invited them to bring forward their proposals this summer. What I am saying is that when they bring forward their proposals we will begin the process of reviewing the airports national policy statement, and the scope of that will be determined by the Secretary of State.”

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