Speeches by Wilson.

“Can I ask one question of Ms Warrington, please?”

“Professor Miller, you have described a lot of the technologies and the investment that is required in them. Is it easier to get that investment if it is known there will be a market for the technologies in the future and, therefore, airport expansion and the potential then that that gives for more passengers could make…”

“I would like to know how quickly that can happen, but I will leave that aside. One of you mentioned that two thirds of the increase that is predicted in air travel could be facilitated within existing airports without having any airport expansion. What impact does that intensification of the existing airports have on n…”

“The figure of 57% of air travel was for leisure and the comment made to reduce that would price out the marginal traveller. The marginal traveller is likely to be the person who is least likely to be able to afford the price increase. While a large percentage of people—50% was the figure given in any given year—do not …”

“The Climate Change Committee has suggested reductions of 15% based on the 2018 peak. That is bound to impact on the number of flights and the number of people who can afford those flights if you are to achieve those targets. Using a pricing mechanism or else a cap or frequent flyer restrictions will have an impact econ…”

“One reason why demand management has not been to the forefront in these discussions so far is because of the impact on a wide range of people, whether it is those who like to take their holidays abroad, and we should not deny them that, people who fly for business as necessary, or indeed the increasing amount of air tr…”

“The emphasis of your evidence so far has been that this is all about rich people benefiting from flights, but 57% of those who use flights are going on holiday. It is a choice that they make to go abroad. Many of them are from low-income families. They save up to go abroad. You have also said that expansion made it mor…”

“The House is right to be sceptical about a policy on a toxic issue that has been announced after the Government have suffered a significant electoral defeat in which the main issue was immigration. Can the Home Secretary tell us how deliverable many elements of this policy are? What will happen to the hundreds of thous…”

“The Secretary of State spent about five minutes of his response evading the question that was asked: what will the impact of this trade deal be on Northern Ireland? The fact of the matter is—and he has already said it—that this will be difficult and complicated, and we have to remember that the EU has a single market t…”

“If this was being done by a traditional builder, would you expect that they would put in the kind of subsidy you are talking about for your open spaces and green areas?”

“Do you think the decision on their location will be driven by economic factors, and the local availability of land? In your case, of course, the Duchy of Cornwall made the land available. What do you see as the main factors that determine whether it is decided to go down the route of a new town? Is there a danger that …”

“You are a new town. How do you see new towns fitting into the broader picture of dealing with the housing crisis in the UK? Is it peripheral, or do you see new towns being central to dealing with that problem?”

“You emphasised, from the environmental sustainability point of view, the public realm and the other aspects of that, including open spaces and so on. Is the longer-term maintenance of that maintained through management companies that the owners and the renters have to pay into? What cost does that impose on homes, and …”

“When we look at the different approaches taken by master developers and traditional builders, I suppose there is a huge difference. Traditional builders want quantity and standardisation. They want to have properties that they can build quickly and so on. As you have explained to us, when you look at it from a master b…”

“Can I check one figure from your answer to Alison’s question? You said that when you calculated your 15% return that was based on the agricultural value of the land—is that right? If it had been based on the development value of the land, what would the return have been?”

“The film industry is important in Northern Ireland; the Executive have poured a considerable amount of money into Northern Ireland Screen, and the internationally successful “Game of Thrones” was filmed in Northern Ireland, much of it in my constituency. We can see the benefits of that, as tens of millions of pounds ha…”

“The hon. and learned Gentleman has outlined very clearly the bureaucratic issues involved that disturb trade, as well as the long-term political implications, but does he also accept that there are economic implications for firms? First, they are forced to purchase goods from elsewhere, if they were not doing so in the…”

“One of the points that the Secretary of State will probably make in response is that firms can apply to be part of the UK internal market scheme and therefore escape some of this by showing that goods are not at risk. As the hon. and learned Member has pointed out, there is no evidence that goods are at risk, but His M…”

“The Secretary of State is making light of the burden that the arrangement places on small businesses. One small local businessman who does business in only one town—where most of his customers come from—told me that to bring goods in from GB, which used to flow freely, he now has 27 pages of paperwork. Since he sells a…”

“The blackouts in Spain have caused chaos. There is a realisation among many Back Benchers in the Prime Minister’s own party that thousands of jobs are being lost in Scotland in the oil industry. Businesses face energy costs that are making them uncompetitive, and consumers are being plunged into fuel poverty. Does the …”