Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:49 pm on 24 October 2022.

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Photo of Dan Jarvis Dan Jarvis Labour, Barnsley Central 8:49, 24 October 2022

No, I will not; I am going to make some further points and I will give way to the hon. Member in a moment.

The truth of the matter is—I say this with all humility—that I was there; I was in the room, did the meetings, had the conversation and directed my officers to do the work. We worked very closely with Mayor Ros Jones, who has been a tireless supporter of Doncaster Sheffield airport for many years. The truth is that we completely acknowledged the huge value that DSA added to our regional economy and, as part of the work that we were doing, underpinned by a very detailed strategic economic plan that I am not sure that Alexander Stafford has read, we produced a renewal action plan that provided the wider vision for the kind of economy—