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PUTNEY'S
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TONY COLMAN
"On
numerous occasions I have restated
the case that much more could
be done to improve the lives
of Putney residents. Rather
than accepting the case for
a new Terminal, the Government
should look seriously at alternative
airport sites east of London"
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In
my last contribution,
I identified
some of the key
issues facing
Putney at the
moment. This
week, I will
pick up on one
of those - aviation
issues - and
have a deeper
look at what
is happening.
Earlier this
week, the Secretary
of State for
Transport announced
the decision
to construct
a fifth Terminal
at Heathrow airport.
His full statement
can be found
at www.parliament.uk.
I
have been campaigning
against T5 on
behalf of Putney
residents since
I was elected.
I gave evidence
to the planning
enquiry, have
asked questions
in the House
and had individual
meetings with
all those concerned.
I have also of
course been in
correspondence
with many constituents.
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Tony
Colman MP |
There
has been a great alliance of Councils, residents, local groups
and HACAN to fight this application and, very unfortunately,
we have lost.
On
numerous occasions I have restated the case that much more
could be done to improve the lives of Putney residents. Rather
than accepting the case for a new Terminal, the Government
should look seriously at alternative airport sites east of
London, so that flights could land and take off over the sea.
I have this week written to the Aviation Minster to ask him
to look into airport and runway provision in coastal areas
east of London.
Also,
there must be no third runway. The Minister announced that
he will review the Westerly preference option for day flights,
and I have already called on him to spread the day flights
more equally over Putney and Windsor, as the Government agreed
to do with night flights. If any constituents would like to
support the pressure on the Minister over this, please write
to me at the House of Commons or e-mail me, and I will pass
on your concerns.
The
European Court decision on night flights should also be implemented
at once. The Government have until the New Year to appeal,
and are refusing to say anything about their decision - I
have already tabled questions in the House about this, and
will continue to apply pressure.
Please
contact me for any further information about the T5 decision
or any other issues. If
you want to write to me, please e-mail colmant@parliament.uk,
or Tony Colman MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. I have
a small website hosted by www.epolitix.com
- if you log on, click on 'webminster', and then search for
Putney.
To
check if I am your MP, please
log on to www.locata.co.uk/commons
and enter your full postcode.
I
am setting up a website at the
moment, and will publicise it
as widely as possible in the
next few months. I am actively
looking for a company to help
me set it up, host, maintain
and update it, so if you know
of someone, please do let me
know.
Tony
Colman MP
colmant@parliament.uk
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