Tag Archives: Gatwick Airport

Gatwick for Passport e-Gates Network Outage

Posted on May 14, 2024 by ianchisnall

Last Wednesday on 8th May in the House of Commons there was a session entitled Passport e-Gates Network Outage which was set out by a Minister Tom Pursglove and his first few words were “With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make … Continue reading →

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Railway operators to avoid disruption on Gatwick trains?

Posted on March 7, 2024 by ianchisnall

On Wednesday in the House of Lords there was a question from a person called John Anderson who is the Viscount Waverley and he is the of Westdean in the County of Sussex. He asked a question under the headline of Airports: Railways … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow the South Terminal at Gatwick is due to open

Posted on March 26, 2022 by ianchisnall

Here is a statement that was made in the House of Commons on the 15th March, which was commenced by Henry Smith, the MP for Crawley and which was endorsed by Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Transport. Henry … Continue reading →

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Lets eat the cake and then ask for it to be supplied

Posted on June 21, 2019 by ianchisnall

The idea that our departure from the EU will have an impact on flights to Europe is a matter that has been discussed on many occasions and given that Henry is a supporter of Boris who has promised we will … Continue reading →

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Government statistics hide as much as they reveal

Posted on May 30, 2018 by ianchisnall

When the Labour Party introduced Children’s Centres in 1999 they chose to make them available to people in all areas of society. The coalition and now this Government have since closed down over 1000 of them and is now claiming … Continue reading →

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The delay is inexcusable

Posted on December 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its bizarre that Governments can set up groups to help resolve difficult decisions, and then when they have an answer, they prevaricate still further. This has the impact of making the review act as a delay and no more. Who … Continue reading →

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If’s But’s and U Turns

Posted on July 2, 2015 by ianchisnall

Following yesterdays publication of the £20M Howard Davies review of Airport expansion for the UK, focused on the South East we were assailed by a series of surprising comments in the House of Commons and on Radio 4. At Prime Ministers Questions, … Continue reading →

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Can we focus on value as well as price?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ianchisnall

According to a report prepared for the Parliamentary Home Affairs Committee last month which was the focus of an article in the Police Oracle, 17 out of the 41 new Police and Crime Commissioners are due to spend more than the previous Police Authorities did … Continue reading →

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