Speeches by Blake.

“I declare that I am co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on local nature recovery, and I am asking a question that relates to that. Ministers, can you both explain how the local nature recovery strategies, nature recovery networks, biodiversity net gain, environmental delivery plans and NPPF revisions—such as …”

“Dr Lane, how do you factor non-CO2 warming effects into your decision making and what are they?”

“That sounds very flexible.”

“How can you guarantee that climate and environment are properly factored in in that case?”

“To follow up quickly on that, do you feel that the law and rules around planning give you enough tools to be able to do that adequately?”

“Do you think that there is the right level of weight given to these factors about whether expansion is approved compared to others, such as economic factors? Do you think that there could be a strengthening of that?”

“It sounds like, on a project-by-project basis, the outcome could be very different depending on the project.”

“Is that framework robust enough that if, say, five applications came at once, they would all be considered in the round, or would that mean that the full picture would not be there?”

“Ms Donkin, how is the impact of airport expansion on the climate and environment factored into the current planning system, and is it adequate?”

“To follow up quickly on that, do you feel that the law and rules around planning give you enough tools to be able to do that adequately?”

“I am hoping that you will meet the targets, I should say, but thank you.”

“That sounds very flexible.”

“That is a very helpful example. Thank you. Finally, on the cumulative impact, we are not just talking about one airport expansion here. There could be a number. Is there any factoring in of the climate and environment impacts into whether expansion should go ahead based on an overall assessment of all airports, or is i…”

“It would be remiss of me not to mention Doncaster Sheffield. Doncaster Sheffield is not currently open. I was intrigued by the claims around the best ever months for Manchester and other places. Is that displacement because of some of these closures and some of the struggles that I know other regional airports are havi…”

“How can you guarantee that climate and environment are properly factored in in that case?”

“That is a very helpful example. Thank you. Finally, on the cumulative impact, we are not just talking about one airport expansion here. There could be a number. Is there any factoring in of the climate and environment impacts into whether expansion should go ahead based on an overall assessment of all airports, or is i…”

“Ms Donkin, how is the impact of airport expansion on the climate and environment factored into the current planning system, and is it adequate?”

“Finally, what mechanisms and contingencies do you have in place to agree reductions across other Government Departments if aviation does not deliver the required reductions? Do you have anything already in mind?”

“Do you think that there is the right level of weight given to these factors about whether expansion is approved compared to others, such as economic factors? Do you think that there could be a strengthening of that?”

“Is that the only kind of offset that you are looking for from other Departments?”