Baroness Foster of Oxton (Con)

To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to reduce the welfare budget to fund defence.

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord True for his comments. I wish to take noble Lords back to 1969 or 1970. I think most of us in this House—although not all—can probably remember those times fairl

My Lords, I will comment briefly on the subject in general. I have long been an advocate for airport expansion, particularly at Heathrow. On that note, I support the Government taking this brave step.

My Lords, I should like to make a couple of observations on the amendments tabled by colleagues. First, it is clear that slots are a very complex and sophisticated trading system, the value of which,

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for his very interesting take and amendments in this area. I want to come to pilot training. I support the noble Lord, Lord Barber, who, as a former trad

My Lords, I support the thinking behind the comments made by my noble friends. For clarification, if we are looking at consumer rights, it is the Civil Aviation Authority that has dealt with the publi