Speeches by Taylor.

“Thank you very much, and thank you to the panel for all your contributions.”

“Thank you to all the panel, and congratulations, Mr Spence, on being able to move away from what seems like a very dangerous product. I would just like to ask you a few last quick questions about the disposal of end-of-life products. Would you say that there is sufficient capacity in the UK? What are the current option…”

“Just finally, is there support that you need from Government to ensure the safe and legal disposal of these products? Do you have any recommendations that the Committee could consider?”

“Thank you to all the panel, and congratulations, Mr Spence, on being able to move away from what seems like a very dangerous product. I would just like to ask you a few last quick questions about the disposal of end-of-life products. Would you say that there is sufficient capacity in the UK? What are the current option…”

“Just finally, is there support that you need from Government to ensure the safe and legal disposal of these products? Do you have any recommendations that the Committee could consider?”

“Thank you very much, and thank you to the panel for all your contributions.”

“Mr Gorman, I have a few questions for you surrounding Heathrow airport. How will the airport expansion costs be transferred on to customers? Will it be a blanket cost, or is there likely to be a mechanism that will spread the costs in a less impactful way on those who fly less, or if they have lower incomes as well?”

“In the previous panel we were hearing a lot about frequent flyers and an unfairness there. Is there anything that you can do to balance out any inequalities there for a family that maybe has to go and see relatives once a year, for example?”

“I have another question for you. There is a bit of a track record at Heathrow about projects being over budget—I have a list of examples if you wanted, but you are probably aware of them—and being more expensive than other airports as well. Will these costs be passed on to the industry and eventually to passengers? How…”

“Mr Gorman, I have a few questions for you surrounding Heathrow airport. How will the airport expansion costs be transferred on to customers? Will it be a blanket cost, or is there likely to be a mechanism that will spread the costs in a less impactful way on those who fly less, or if they have lower incomes as well?”

“In the previous panel we were hearing a lot about frequent flyers and an unfairness there. Is there anything that you can do to balance out any inequalities there for a family that maybe has to go and see relatives once a year, for example?”

“I have another question for you. There is a bit of a track record at Heathrow about projects being over budget—I have a list of examples if you wanted, but you are probably aware of them—and being more expensive than other airports as well. Will these costs be passed on to the industry and eventually to passengers? How…”

“That is amazing. Emma, if I can ask you about Yorkshire Water’s contribution, you contributed financially to phase 1. What made it a priority for the company to support it, and how do you assess that kind of investment in terms of protecting assets, long-term resilience and customers?”

“Mr Shelton, Network Rail supported phase 2 of the Leeds scheme. From your perspective, what were the key factors that helped justify that contribution? Also, was flood risk primarily seen as an operational issue or part of a broader resilience objective?”

“The next section is about partnership funding, how it works in practice, where it adds value and what the challenges have been in the delivery of that. Mr Moxon, how straightforward is it for local authorities to align priorities, timelines and funding rules across different partners in large flood schemes?”

“Mr Moxon, looking back, do you feel that the scale of the investment has matched the impact, in terms of avoided flood damage, business continuity and long-term economic resilience for the city and the region?”

“Yes, please.”

“Mr Shelton, are you able to answer the same question? Would you like me to repeat the question?”

“Are you able to say what the percentage of central Government funding was?”

“I appreciate that additional information. Emma, what were the key drivers for your organisation’s involvement in the scheme and how was the case made internally for investing in flood resilience?”