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1468963

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airlines: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of competition amongst airlines in the low-cost carrier sector.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive aviation market, which operates predominantly in the private sector. Airports invest in their infrastructure to attract passengers and airlines, while airlines are well placed to deliver services to their customers by responding to demand for routes. Whilst we recognise the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity, levelling up and the supporting the Union, it is for airlines to determine the routes they operate based on their own assessment on whether routes are commercially viable.</p><p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 15405 15406 15407 15408 15409 15412 question first answered 15/06/2022 08:55:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468964

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airlines: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that airlines which have significant market power in the low-cost carrier sector do not misuse their prominent market position.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive aviation market, which operates predominantly in the private sector. Airports invest in their infrastructure to attract passengers and airlines, while airlines are well placed to deliver services to their customers by responding to demand for routes. Whilst we recognise the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity, levelling up and the supporting the Union, it is for airlines to determine the routes they operate based on their own assessment on whether routes are commercially viable.</p><p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 15404 15406 15407 15408 15409 15412 question first answered 15/06/2022 08:55:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468965

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airlines: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether structural market features in the low-cost carrier sector are being misused by the few dominant airlines in the market.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive aviation market, which operates predominantly in the private sector. Airports invest in their infrastructure to attract passengers and airlines, while airlines are well placed to deliver services to their customers by responding to demand for routes. Whilst we recognise the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity, levelling up and the supporting the Union, it is for airlines to determine the routes they operate based on their own assessment on whether routes are commercially viable.</p><p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 15404 15405 15407 15408 15409 15412 question first answered 15/06/2022 08:55:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468966

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of major low-cost carriers operating low-cost outbound flights to holiday destinations from airports in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive aviation market, which operates predominantly in the private sector. Airports invest in their infrastructure to attract passengers and airlines, while airlines are well placed to deliver services to their customers by responding to demand for routes. Whilst we recognise the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity, levelling up and the supporting the Union, it is for airlines to determine the routes they operate based on their own assessment on whether routes are commercially viable.</p><p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 15404 15405 15406 15408 15409 15412 question first answered 15/06/2022 08:55:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468967

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact on the consumer of each low-cost carrier holding close to 100 per cent of seat capacity in relation to flights to key holiday destinations from UK airports where they operate.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive aviation market, which operates predominantly in the private sector. Airports invest in their infrastructure to attract passengers and airlines, while airlines are well placed to deliver services to their customers by responding to demand for routes. Whilst we recognise the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity, levelling up and the supporting the Union, it is for airlines to determine the routes they operate based on their own assessment on whether routes are commercially viable.</p><p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 15404 15405 15406 15407 15409 15412 question first answered 15/06/2022 08:55:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468968

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airlines: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact on consumers at smaller regional airports in the (a) South West, (b) North West, and (c) North East of the lack of competition amongst low-cost carriers on outbound routes.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive aviation market, which operates predominantly in the private sector. Airports invest in their infrastructure to attract passengers and airlines, while airlines are well placed to deliver services to their customers by responding to demand for routes. Whilst we recognise the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity, levelling up and the supporting the Union, it is for airlines to determine the routes they operate based on their own assessment on whether routes are commercially viable.</p><p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 15404 15405 15406 15407 15408 15412 question first answered 15/06/2022 08:55:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468970

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Agents: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of online travel agents on levels of competition for consumers in terms of (a) price, (b) protection, (c) convenience and (d) choice in the low-cost carrier sector.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has not carried out a recent assessment of competition for consumers in the online travel agent sector.</p><p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/06/2022 09:04:01 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468971

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Agents: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the collapse of online travel agents in the low-cost carrier sector on (a) competition, (b) consumers, (c) that market and (d) public funds.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/06/2022 10:07:41 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468972

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airlines: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits of the Competition and Market Authority launching a market review to examine competition in the low-cost carrier sector.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	15412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a competitive aviation market, which operates predominantly in the private sector. Airports invest in their infrastructure to attract passengers and airlines, while airlines are well placed to deliver services to their customers by responding to demand for routes. Whilst we recognise the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity, levelling up and the supporting the Union, it is for airlines to determine the routes they operate based on their own assessment on whether routes are commercially viable.</p><p>Under competition law, responsibility for investigating individual competition issues falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition authority. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate. The CMA also has powers to conduct detailed examinations of why particular markets may not be working well, and decide what remedial action is appropriate. Concerns about market competition can be submitted to the CMA.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 15404 15405 15406 15407 15408 15409 question first answered 15/06/2022 08:55:13 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1468061

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Chesterfield Canal: Tunnels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of how best Highways England could implement Dr Geraint Coles’ proposals to reinstate the Chesterfield Canal route under the M1.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	13849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2022 answer text <p>I would encourage the Honourable Member to get in touch with National Highways who would be happy to discuss this matter.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 15/06/2022 12:08:39 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford