Oral QuestionHome Office

“What steps he is taking to ensure that the immigration system facilitates the hiring of sufficient skilled migrant workers for the UK's needs.”

Tabled: 10 July 2018Answered: 16 July 2018

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Keir Mather)

The Government are committed to supporting aviation. [ Interruption. ] We are advancing airport planning decisions, modernising airspace and reviewing the airports national policy statement on Heathrow expansion. [ Interruption. ] To make sure that this growth is sustainable we have introduced a sustainable aviation fuel mandate and supported production through the advanced fuels fund, and are legislating for revenue certainty.