Speeches by Heylings.

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“I get the assumption and probably subscribe to it. I am just wondering whether there is evidence to show that that few pounds is what is creating this difference to the medium haul.”

“I want to ask a central question for the Committee. Mr McCourt, would you like to help me with this? Expanding airports will increase carbon emissions and environmental impact through construction and increased air travel and a greater number of flights. Is that not making it harder for the sector to deliver on its net…”

“That is where my question comes in, really. The Climate Change Committee says it is uncertain yet whether sustainable aviation fuel and other technologies will reach the net zero goals and, therefore, if they do not, the Government should consider active demand management. I am just trying to elicit a response from the…”

“We hope that the trade deal with the US and the collapse of bioethanol will not affect our ability to do that.”

“I have one final question. We have heard from the evidence that we are just not seeing the improvements yet, are we? It is about being able to track some of that.”

“You said that there were four ways in which we will reach this net zero pathway, and you said that the Climate Change Committee agrees with that. It does agree with those four ways, but there is also a fifth way, which it puts first, which is demand management. That has not been included by any of you as one of the act…”

“That is where my question comes in, really. The Climate Change Committee says it is uncertain yet whether sustainable aviation fuel and other technologies will reach the net zero goals and, therefore, if they do not, the Government should consider active demand management. I am just trying to elicit a response from the…”

“I have one final question. We have heard from the evidence that we are just not seeing the improvements yet, are we? It is about being able to track some of that.”

“That is why I am asking. We are hearing an assumption that that could benefit disadvantaged regional areas, but actually, from what we have also heard, because of the exemptions it is not actually being applied.”

“Can you help us understand what we heard from the previous panel? The New Economics Foundation said that these expansions would blow the Clean Power Act’s aspirations for net zero by 2050 out of the water. There is London Luton and Gatwick. If we continue with Heathrow expansion, we will blow the benefits of the Clean …”

“I just wanted the Committee to understand. I think that we have heard from you, Dr Chapman, but also from you, Mr Meaney, assumptions that it was the carbon pricing ETS that has changed behaviour, so demand management has worked, in terms of short haul to medium haul. Is there evidence to show that that assumption has …”

“Is there any other analysis that you would dispute? This is the central issue for the Committee. If it was so clear, there would not be a Committee inquiry right now, would there?”

“You said that there were four ways in which we will reach this net zero pathway, and you said that the Climate Change Committee agrees with that. It does agree with those four ways, but there is also a fifth way, which it puts first, which is demand management. That has not been included by any of you as one of the act…”

“We hope that the trade deal with the US and the collapse of bioethanol will not affect our ability to do that.”

“I just wanted the Committee to understand. I think that we have heard from you, Dr Chapman, but also from you, Mr Meaney, assumptions that it was the carbon pricing ETS that has changed behaviour, so demand management has worked, in terms of short haul to medium haul. Is there evidence to show that that assumption has …”

“That is why I am asking. We are hearing an assumption that that could benefit disadvantaged regional areas, but actually, from what we have also heard, because of the exemptions it is not actually being applied.”

“I get the assumption and probably subscribe to it. I am just wondering whether there is evidence to show that that few pounds is what is creating this difference to the medium haul.”

“I want to ask a central question for the Committee. Mr McCourt, would you like to help me with this? Expanding airports will increase carbon emissions and environmental impact through construction and increased air travel and a greater number of flights. Is that not making it harder for the sector to deliver on its net…”

“Can you help us understand what we heard from the previous panel? The New Economics Foundation said that these expansions would blow the Clean Power Act’s aspirations for net zero by 2050 out of the water. There is London Luton and Gatwick. If we continue with Heathrow expansion, we will blow the benefits of the Clean …”