Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to develop a National Airports Strategy; and if so, what is the timetable for its development.

The Government is continuing to develop a strategic framework for the aviation sector, which will focus on key priorities over the next ten years, including ensuring the sector builds back better following the pandemic to deliver a modern, innovative and efficient UK aviation sector for the future.

This framework will explore key issues facing the sector, which will include areas such as recovery, workforce and skills, regional connectivity, local environmental impacts, innovation and regulation, and consumer issues. We will also consider climate change and decarbonisation, as well as the critical role that aviation plays in maintaining the UK’s global impact.

This will be published in due course.