Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) timeframe are for (i) Systra and (ii) Costain to make an assessment of the feasibility of Heathrow Airport’s North West Runway.
The Department for Transport appointed Costain and its subcontractor Systra as advisors to the Airport Capacity Programme on 26 February 2018. We have asked them to undertake an early assurance review of Heathrow Airport Limited’s plans for its proposed Northwest Runway scheme. We have requested an interim report by late spring.