HC Deb 13 November 2001 vol 374 c620W
Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will make a statement on job losses at Heathrow Airport as a result of the events of 11 September. [14020]

Mr. Jamieson

[holding answer 12 November 2001 J: BAA plc, as owners of Heathrow Airport, advise they have not cut any jobs at the airport following the events of 11 September. However, their organisation only represents around 5.5 per cent. of the workforce at the airport. We do not yet have firm information about the extent of job losses at Heathrow in other areas of the aviation industry.

I understand that the Job Transition Service is engaging with employers to ensure that those employees adversely affected have access to the fullest possible range of help and advice.

Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions who(a) was invited to meet and (b) met the Minister of State during his visit to Heathrow Airport on 5 November. [14019]

Mr. Spellar

[holding answer 12 November 2001]: I visited Heathrow Airport on 5 November at the request of my hon. Friend the. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell), who also arranged the other attendance. The meeting was attended by local MPs and numerous representatives of the air transport industry, trades unions and local communities.