Mr. Speaker, in her third interim report, Ms. Debra Ward, the government's adviser on airline restructuring, said:
Much has been said recently about the “hidden” costs of flying---user fees that are piled on passengers. The most recent, the security fee, is being seen by some as the last straw and could negatively affect people's decisions to fly. To stimulate travel, government could consider reducing or eliminating some of the fees and taxes it is currently imposing on the airline sector.
Given that the government's own independent adviser is calling for a tax cut on flying, will the minister please listen for once?