Clause 1 - Aerodrome charges: noise and emissions
Civil Aviation Bill
10:45 am
Karen Buck (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport; Regent's Park and Kensington North, Labour)
I hoped that I was able to explain that quite early on when I cited Manchester as an example. It is a very busy urban airport seeking clarification of its legal status if it wants to introduce the charges. It is concerned with being able to levy charges if it deems at a particular moment that that is appropriate to its circumstances, and it feels unable to do so at the moment because the legal powers are not clear enough. That is the central thrust of the clause.