Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 10 April (HL6032), what estimate they have made of the annual cost of the Passenger Standards Authority.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
The consultation on the Railways Bill closed on 15 April, and as part of this we sought views on the creation of a new passenger watchdog. We are currently considering the responses and the best way of establishing the Watchdog. This will include the consideration of costs.
Asked by: Lord Booth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the level of growth expected during this parliament as a result of the expansion of Gatwick Airport to two runways.
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport)
An application for a Development Consent Order has been made by Gatwick Airport Limited to bring their existing Northern runway into routine use alongside their main runway.
The Planning Inspectorate submitted its recommendation report to the Department for Transport on 27 November 2024 and the Secretary of State for Transport has until the 27 February 2025 to make a decision.
As this is a live planning application, it would not be appropriate to comment.