Speeches by Blake.

“Yes, exactly. It is harder to decarbonise. We are off target already. How are you going to guarantee that those carbon emissions are going to be picked up elsewhere in the Department, if they are not achievable, because they are ambitious?”

“If you cannot meet the target within the Department, what happens at that point?”

“Will there have to be the equivalent of cost-shunting for carbon within the Department to make this all balance, if you are not projected to meet your targets?”

“That does not mean that they will be met.”

“That is very helpful. What I am trying to get at is where DESNZ comes into this if DFT fails to meet the targets. Where does the responsibility sit in your Department to make sure that DFT is delivering? If it is not, how does that escalate up to the Secretary of State?”

“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?”

“Are you concerned about delays to electrification of the midland main line also having an impact on the carbon budget of the Department for Transport? If the aviation targets are not met, are you expecting the Department for Transport to find the carbon from other modes?”

“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?”

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

“You will.”

“Will there have to be the equivalent of cost-shunting for carbon within the Department to make this all balance, if you are not projected to meet your targets?”

“I mean within Government. Do you know which Department you are going to go to if DFT is not able to meet the targets?”

“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…”

“Minister, we have heard a lot of evidence laced with a healthy amount of scepticism about the sector’s ability to achieve targets on emissions up to 2050. The sector is not on track, and there is a poor record of delivery on targets. How confident are you that the ambitious targets that have been set will be delivered …”

“This might be a question to Ms Krylova. If the emissions of the aviation sector go significantly over the carbon budget, who will have ultimate responsibility for balancing the books overall to ensure that we do deliver net zero?”

“Are you concerned about delays to electrification of the midland main line also having an impact on the carbon budget of the Department for Transport? If the aviation targets are not met, are you expecting the Department for Transport to find the carbon from other modes?”

“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…”

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

“You will.”

“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…”