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date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Birmingham Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on the future expansion of Birmingham Airport.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	234735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is already supportive of airports beyond Heathrow making best use of their existing runways, provided that economic and environmental issues are addressed; and it specifically welcomes the ambition of UK airports which are responding to local demands and investing in their infrastructure and facilities. However, it is for airports’ owners and operators to make investment decisions.</p><p>The Government is currently consulting on its new Aviation Strategy. This sets out a long-term vision for aviation to 2050 and beyond, which emphasises the significance of aviation to regional growth and the UK economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/03/2019 10:40:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1092193

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date	20/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to retain the free TV Licence for people over 75.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	234736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The government knows people across the country value television as a way to stay connected with the world and we that is why we have guaranteed the over 75 licence fee concession until June 2020. The BBC will take on responsibility for free licences for the over-75s from 2020 and it is right that it has consulted the public before making any decisions. We’ve been clear that we would want and expect it to continue with this important concession.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/03/2019 11:46:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds