Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the likelihood of judicial review delaying the Heathrow Airport construction timetable.

A third runway at Heathrow is expected to become operational by around 2026 subject to the Government’s consultation on a draft National Policy Statement and the planning process. We are confident that our process for decision-making is robust and will strongly defend any challenges with a view to maintaining this timetable.