Asked by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations she received that helped inform the decision to support expansion at Heathrow.
Answered by Darren Jones - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
HM Treasury has received and continues to receive representations from a wide range of stakeholders about Heathrow expansion. These informed the speech supporting expansion in January and continue to inform the Government’s position on Heathrow.
Mentions:
1: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) consideration.Secondly, as paragraph 101 outlines, it is clear that much of the fiscal space that allowed the expansion - Speech Link
2: Lord Livermore (Lab - Life peer) projects announced at the Spring Statement, as well as support, for example, for a third runway at Heathrow - Speech Link
Apr. 24 2025
Source Page: Planning for new energy infrastructure: 2025 revisions to National Policy StatementsFound: Consideration should also be given to HPAI and the ongoing effects of climate change contraction and expansion
Found: In regard our major airports, we support the comments made by Heathrow Airport (submitted 11th/04 and
Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2025
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: What is the Government’s strategy for airport expansion?
Mentions:
1: Bill Esterson (Lab - Sefton Central) We need steel for wind turbines, for the equipment for carbon capture and for the expansion of grid infrastructure - Speech Link
2: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) steel for not just clean energy, but for building the 1.5 million homes that we want to build, for Heathrow - Speech Link
Asked by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Heathrow Airport on the environment.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on granting development consent for a new runway at Heathrow.
The government has been clear that any airport expansion proposals need to demonstrate that they contribute to economic growth, can be delivered in line with the UK’s legally binding commitments on carbon and meet strict environmental requirements on air quality and noise pollution.
Asked by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what external analysis her Department has commissioned on the potential impact of Heathrow expansion.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on granting development consent for a new runway at Heathrow.
The government has been clear that any airport expansion proposals need to demonstrate that they contribute to economic growth, can be delivered in line with the UK’s legally binding commitments on carbon and meet strict environmental requirements on air quality and noise pollution.
Asked by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has undertaken a health impact assessment on the expansion of Heathrow airport.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on granting development consent for a new runway at Heathrow.
The government has been clear that any airport expansion proposals need to demonstrate that they contribute to economic growth, can be delivered in line with the UK’s legally binding commitments on carbon and meet strict environmental requirements on air quality and noise pollution.
Asked by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Heathrow Airport on economic growth.
Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The government has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow to be brought forward by the summer. Once proposals have been received, the government will review the Airports National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for decision making on granting development consent for a new runway at Heathrow.
The government has been clear that any airport expansion proposals need to demonstrate that they contribute to economic growth, can be delivered in line with the UK’s legally binding commitments on carbon and meet strict environmental requirements on air quality and noise pollution.