Charles Walker intervenes in a Budget debate discussion on tax on airline fuel to call for a stop to building new runways for budget airlines.

Mr. Walker : Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one good way of reducing emissions in the long term would be to stop building additional runways for budget airlines?

Harry Cohen: The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. Government policy must deal with aviation in the round.

According to the Library,
"Domestic aviation (to and from UK airports only) accounts for 0.4 per cent. of UK emissions. Only domestic aviation is included in target figures but if international aviation were to be included the figure would rise to 5.7 per cent. of UK emissions",

and
"one fifth of all international passengers are travelling to or from a UK airport."

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