Lords Grand Committee
16 June 2026
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Lords Grand Committee Actual start House of Lords
18:41 - 21:15
Speaker 1
If that is in fact their purpose, I don't see that they can object to a clause that says as much on the face of the bill, which is what the effect of my amendment number one is. It would insert a purpose clause stating that the act should promote the international competitiveness of the UK aviation sector, support economic growth, and protect the rights and interests of consumers. They're not in conflict with each other, and they should not be treated as if they are.
A strong aviation sector needs passenger rights, needs passengers to have confidence in their rights, but it also needs airlines, airports and investors to have confidence that regulation will be proportionate, predictable and pro-growth. Amendment 23 is intended to make sure that when the Secretary of State makes regulations under clause 1, the impact on growth is considered at the start rather than as an afterthought. In other words, amendment 1 applies to the whole bill and amendment 23 tries to seeks to apply the same effect to clause 1, which relates in particular to consumer rights.
So it's obviously vital that consumers are properly protected, but they should be protected in a way that supports demand for aviation, encourages investment and allows aviation businesses to grow. The government has repeatedly said that economic growth is its number one priority. Now, I fully realize that depending on the day of the week, there'll be a different number one priority, but at various stages growth has occupied that slot.
So it should be prepared to apply that test to the regulations made under this bill. My Lords, it's simply asking the Minister to take seriously the economic consequences of the powers they're seeking. I turn to amendment 24, which concerns alignment with EU law and international standards. I was fairly appalled when I read the, I mean it's a very large impact assessment document, final stage impact assessment document. But you only have to get to page three before it's already talking about aligning with European Union legislation.
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