Speeches by Turner.

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) on securing today’s debate. I draw the attention of the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in respect of support from support staff unions. I also wish to make a non-financial declaration of inter…”

“Once Birmingham’s Camp Hill line reopens, we will need track investment if we are to restore the pre-pandemic service frequencies on the cross-city line, including to Northfield and Longbridge. Will the Minister look fully at the case for upgrading King’s Norton station?”

“The Minister’s commitment to continued defence support for Ukraine is essential, and I am sure the House’s thoughts are with Ukrainians who are fighting for their freedoms and all the Ukrainians in our own communities who have found sanctuary in this country. Does she agree that any settlement cannot be a repeat of the…”

“You will anticipate my final question. The executive summary alone has been published. Would you provide a copy of the full report to this Committee?”

“Is that 27,000 estimate a net loss figure?”

“That is not taking account of jobs that might be created; it is the gross rather than net figure.”

“Yes.”

“I want to ask some questions about the Frontier Economics report specifically. Mr Cuttle, at the end of last month the Chancellor quoted your analysis and your finding that there could be £184 billion in GDP benefits over a 60-year period using a CGE model, which I am looking to understand a bit better. In layman’s ter…”

“Looking back at the work undertaken for the Airports Commission—other witnesses might want to come to this in a moment—PricewaterhouseCoopers undertook its own CGE model. If memory serves, the technical advice, which I think Professor Pearce was part of, said it was the right general approach but it was probably premat…”

“Would anyone else on the panel like to come in on the merits of the general approach, or the Frontier analysis specifically?”

“I am conscious that time is tight. Dr Chapman, do you want to comment?”

“Mr Postle, how should the Government seek to balance their economic growth objectives with their net zero targets?”

“Do you believe that staying within the overall carbon budget limit sets a cap on the economic benefits that could be derived from aviation expansion?”

“I have one final question to the whole panel. If Heathrow expansion goes ahead, what carbon trade-offs may need to be made in other sectors? I appreciate that it is a broad topic.”

“Does anyone wish to come in on trade-offs in other parts of the economy?”

“The Chancellor announced at the end of January that the Government would support a third runway in principle. What was the involvement of the Department in coming to that announcement?”

“The Department already had an airspace modernisation programme priority. What effect does the Heathrow announcement have on your plans to modernise airspace?”

“Forgive me, but the question was on what impact Heathrow expansion would have on those programmes.”

“Thank you. When do you anticipate that work being available?”

“The Committee might be interested in what effect the announcement will have on the overall timeline compared with before the announcement for that work being completed, but perhaps that is something that we can return to at a different point. In 2018, the Government of the day said that they would require Heathrow airp…”