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Gatwick MP to lead fresh Commons debate on travel today

Government
James Chapple
10 June 2021

Gatwick MP Henry Smith will lead a fresh House of Commons debate on Thursday (10 April) on the challenges that continue to blight the travel industry, some 16 months into the Covid crisis.

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The debate is expected to take place in the House’s morning sitting, and is billed as a general debate on the "aviation, travel and tourism industries".


It follows on from a Commons debate last month focusing specifically on government support for the travel trade, which saw a number of MPs come forward to advocate on behalf of agents in their constituencies.


However, health and social care minister Jo Churchill said the industry had received support from the Treasury and other government interventions.