Meeting of the Parliament 15 March 2016
If Alison McInnes had listened to my initial answer, she would know that I mentioned that we have gone out to consultation. In addition, we have a stakeholder group, which includes, for example, environmental groups and others. Of course, the industry will have an interest in the issue. In addition to the reports that she mentioned, there is the York Aviation report. Those reports are in the public domain, but it is important that we take on everyone’s views. We have sought to do that by establishing the stakeholder group, which will also consider responses to the initial findings of the strategic environmental assessment, and the further responses from consultees—that is, from anyone in the country who wants to respond. That is the responsible way to proceed and it will give us an idea of the feelings of those who would be most affected by the change.