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Most recent annotations on things by Geoff Hoon
- Gerhard Weiss: Maybe a resignation as Phil suggests is going a bit too far. Geoff Hoon's comment is clearly misinformed and comes from somebody who does not cycle himself or knows the situation in the... (19 May 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Chris Beazer: I agree with Phil Lee. Obviously Hoon hasn't read information given by cycling helmet manufacturers themselves that "helmets are not designed to protect the user from injuries caused by impacts... (18 May 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Phil Lee: If Geoff Hoon believes that cycle helmets can help "especially serious conflicts between cyclists and motor vehicles" than he is living in fantasy land. Has he ever even held one? The standards... (16 May 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Gareth Bowen: Will the "modest funds" for disabled access be as modest as the second home allowance? (15 May 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Mike Hartley: Study the results and you will find that few people in the Netherlands wear helmets on a bike. Please concentrate on road layout and driver behaviour, which makes more of a difference. (15 May 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Garry Lelliott: "We will carefully consider addressing those problems." Honestly, could that response be any less committed? (11 March 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Byng: Stacking is a serious environmental problem which should be dealt with by reducing demand for air thransport. This can be achieved by removing the subsidy that air transport enjoys relative to... (29 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Byng: Geoff Hoon should recognise that the message being sent to the rest of the world is that the UK is continuing to be short sighted on the economy and two faced on the environment. We can not... (29 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Ben S: He could not even be bothered to attend just *one* meeting in West London. (29 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Ian Simcox: I've just had a look at Heathrow's statistics. By my reckoning, they handle 1,315 flights on an average day (based on 480,000 annually). The timetable for today, 20th january, shows that they... (20 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: Is it a capacity problem at Heathrow that is the real problem, or is it a capacity problem of people trying to fly to the UK or fly internally to the South East? A high speed rail link may well... (19 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: Geoff Hoon quickly resorts to the Gordon Brown method of answering questions. Don't defend your own policy, just criticise the opposition policy in a general sort of way. (19 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Garry Lelliott: The newest, most-up-to-date aircraft may well use the existing slots, but they still emit pollution in excess of the EU 2010 limits. So the question remains, what aircraft are in development by... (16 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Garry Lelliott: This really is a 'jam tomorrow' statement. Yes, their have been significant improvements in engine efficiency and noise reduction, but to assume that technology will continue to deliver the same... (16 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Garry Lelliott: Well, there you have it folks, the history of Heathrow is one of expansion (not betrayal), the Liberal Democrats are mired in the 19th Century (before air travel was even possible), and the... (16 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Garry Lelliott: As Secretary of State, Department for Transport, what possible 'legal' reasons could their be for him not to hear legitimate concerns from residents whose lives would be affected by a 3rd runway?... (16 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Peter Duffy: This is very unsatisfactory. The Minister must make clear upon what precise legal advice did he make a decision not to meet communities to be affected by the third runway decision. Perhaps he can... (16 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Garry Lelliott: If this "an issue for the country", shouldn't there be a referendum, let alone a free vote in the Commons? I think Labour already know they would lose either, and are instead adopting the well... (16 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: Is the translation of this comment as follows: 'This is an important decision that affects the whole country and we therefore cannot trust elected MPs to come up with the right answer. Thus the... (16 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Dominic McCann: Heathrow's position (and that of the UK economy) might be enhanced if a high speed rail network were able to replace domestic flights from places such as Glasgow and Newcastle, and this without... (6 January 2009)
Read annotation | All by this user - Dominic McCann: Mr Hoon states that he is 'not chief executive of British Airways'. However, central government does have the power to set overall transport policy. It would not be impossible to 'encourage'... (10 December 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - John Byng: Geoff Hoon seems to have overlooked that the underlying premise of Hugh Bayley’s question was the existence of a fast rail link between Manchester and London which would make an extra runway at... (27 November 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: So no, he wont give the consultants name. (12 November 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: Mr Hoon argues against himself on a number of points. One persons inconvenience twice a year is nothing compared to anothers inconvenience 365 days a year because of the noise and pollution of... (12 November 2008)
Read annotation | All by this user - David Clark: Much has changed since the early 1990s including greater concern on the impact to the environment of air travel. (12 November 2008)
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