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The York Aviation study gives us that evidence, as does Ryanair. We are confident that, if we can get on and do it, and if the UK Government ever gets round to devolving APD, we could see huge benefits for Prestwick and all of Scotland’s airports.
I also agree with Sir Ian Wood when in 2012 he advised young people: “My headline message for the youth of today—get involved. The North Sea oil industry will see you through your lifetime.”
In many cases, the GPs bypass the A and E procedure, rather than the patients bypassing the GPs, and the figures reflect that. That is all part and parcel of getting improvements rolled out in A and E across the country.
Because many hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people cannot get their cases brought to court because of this general rule, there is a feeling of serious injustice.
In addition, buses can take only one wheelchair, but if the space is being used by parents with prams or pushchairs, a wheelchair user cannot get on the bus. The space can be used by only one wheelchair user or parent user at a time.
While we are on the subject, I refer Mr Brodie to my proposed member’s bill on dangerous buildings, which should resolve the problem if it gets through Parliament, but that is by the by.
It is not just a case of people having difficulty getting to Scotland, but rather that people are deterred from coming to Scotland as a result of the extraordinary congestion in the Heathrow hub.Therefore, Scotland needs more direct flights and the use of air passenger duty is an important means of ensuring more direct flights.