Motion text
That this House notes with concern the tens of thousands of redundancies in UK airports despite £7bn of public support and the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CRJS) a year ago; further notes that towns near airports such as Crawley, Luton and Slough experienced some of the highest rates of CRJS claims and unemployment; notes that passenger numbers are not expected to recover until 2024; welcomes the report, A Green New Deal for Gatwick, by PCS, Green House and Green New Deal UK, which found 16,000 green jobs could be created through investment in the Gatwick Diamond region; recognises that the transition to a prosperous zero carbon economy requires huge amounts of work, from insulating homes to green energy, restoring nature to health and care, expanding public transport to advancing a circular economy; recognises the wealth of skills of aviation workers and the overwhelming case for public investment to provide the opportunities and financial security needed for them to move into new roles if they desire; notes that the estimated public cost of creating 16,000 green jobs is comparable to Gatwick’s share of the 12-month Air Passenger Duty suspension called for by Airlines UK and that it would create twice the jobs in Gatwick as the latter would sustain for the whole of the UK; and urges the Government to invest urgently and at scale in secure green jobs and a just transition, supporting aviation workers in line with its ambition for a green recovery.
Signatures (14)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
19 March 2021
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2021
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
19 March 2021
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
19 March 2021
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 March 2021
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
19 March 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Farry, Stephen
Alliance
Signed on
19 March 2021
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 March 2021
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
23 March 2021
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
26 March 2021
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
26 March 2021
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
26 March 2021
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on
13 April 2021
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
13 April 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.