Airports National Policy Statement — [Sir David Amess in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 2:17 pm on 7 June 2018.

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Photo of Justine Greening Justine Greening Conservative, Putney 2:17, 7 June 2018

The hon. Lady is right to be sceptical. Those of us living close to the airport know that Heathrow Airport Limited recently proposed to start effectively normal operations from 5.30 am, but dressed it up as part of some sort of night flights ban for which we should all be extremely grateful. There is constantly a challenge of doublespeak. When Sydney airport opened its third runway, there was huge controversy around the fact that residents were simply not told how they would be affected by noise. That is exactly the mistake that we are making here.