Speeches by Kane.

“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 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.”

“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 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.”

“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.”

“Forgive me?”

“We know from the Office for National Statistics that in 2023 air transport and aerospace contributed £20 billion to the economy, which I mentioned at the start of my comments. In 2022, we know that that was 240,000 jobs in the system. As an airport MP, I know from my constituency that the direct jobs created inside the…”

“The last ANPS, which was in 2018, clearly showed capacity constraints in the London airports system by the mid-2030s. Today, Heathrow announced that it had 6.3 million passengers through in January this year, which was up 5%. We know as a Department that Heathrow has been operating at 95%—effectively, full operation—ex…”

“Full involvement. We are the Department that has the expertise and the Department that would take forward the expansion on behalf of the Government. The Chancellor’s announcement was in full consultation with the Department, and it is part of our collective responsibility that this is the Government’s vision for aviati…”

“We had two key announcements in the manifesto. One was around sustainable aviation fuel, and we introduced a mandate last year for 2% of aviation fuel to come from SAF from 1 January. Our other key manifesto commitment was to airspace modernisation. Our airspace is analogue in a digital age, designed closer to the time…”