Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their role in assessing the scale of safeguarded land to allow for the future expansion at English airports.

Governments final policy position on safeguarding of land at airports will be set out in the Aviation Strategy White Paper which is due for publication later this year. Until this time government’s position detailed within the Aviation Policy Framework of 2013 remains in place.

It is for local authorities to agree with airports, safeguarding maps which set out land safeguarded for potential future development.

Information about the scale of safeguarded land is not held centrally.