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706805

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to give the Government power to ring-fence landing slots at Heathrow Airport to protect connections to regional airports as was proposed in the Airports (Amendment) Bill [HL] 2010-12.
	tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
	tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
	uin	66193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2017 answer text <p>Under European Union regulations airport slot allocation in the UK is managed by a designated co-ordinator which is independent of the Government, the Civil Aviation Authority and other interested parties.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider how all UK airports, including those in the South East, can best utilise their existing runways to allow the growth of both domestic and international connectivity as part of the new Aviation Strategy. This will be an ambitious programme of work, and we will be consulting widely throughout 2017, leading to publication of an Aviation Strategy White Paper at the end of 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The draft Airports National Policy Statement, currently out for consultation, sets out that expansion at Heathrow would be an opportunity to not only strengthen the frequency of existing domestic routes, but also to develop new domestic connections, including to regions currently unserved. Government would expect Heathrow to add at least six more domestic routes by 2030 bringing the total to 14.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/03/2017 10:57:03 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

776067

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of surface transport improvements to the rail and road network required for the expansion of Heathrow Airport to comply with environmental requirements set out in the final report of the Airports Commission, published in July 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	108933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Airports Commission estimated that the potential costs of the surface access provision for a northwest runway at Heathrow were around £5bn but recognised that the finalised details, and therefore costs, would be determined as part of the statutory planning process.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited have committed to meet the costs of any surface access proposals that are essential to deliver airport expansion including works on the M25, the A4 and the A3044.</p><p> </p><p>Where proposed surface access projects have wider beneficiaries, such as the Western Rail and Southern Rail proposals, the Government will consider funding a proportion based on benefits for airport users and other beneficiaries in line with our Aviation Policy Framework.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that as part of any planning application the promoter will need to set out in detail how it would achieve the environmental targets set out in the draft National Policy Statement as part of its plans for mitigating the impact of expansion.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 30/10/2017 16:25:43 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

782250

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will publish its assessment of the necessary changes to local waste management plans which will result from removing the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant in Slough as part of the proposed Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	110899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises in the revised draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) the role of the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant in local waste management plans. The draft Airports NPS requires any future applicant for development consent to have assessed the effects of removing the plant upon capacity for treatment of waste and to make reasonable endeavours to ensure that sufficient provision is made to address the reduction in waste treatment capacity caused by the loss of the plant.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2017 15:12:37 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

782327

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of relocating the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant as part of the proposed Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	110895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The costs associated with displaced users were considered in the Airports Commission’s assessment of land acquisition costs in the report “<em>Cost and Commercial Viability: Cost and Revenue Identification Update Heathrow Airport North West Runway” </em>of 30<sup>th</sup> June 2015. An applicant for development consent would need to negotiate commercially with the owner of the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant in order to agree the cost of re-provision or compensation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the role of the Lakeside Energy from Waste plant in local waste management plans. The draft Airports National Policy Statement is clear that any applicant for a new Northwest Runway at Heathrow Airport should make reasonable endeavours to ensure that sufficient provision is made to address the reduction in waste treatment capacity caused by the loss of the plant.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 06/11/2017 15:15:39 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

634195

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to improve connections between existing airports in the period before the proposed new runway at Heathrow Airport opens.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	52564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Airports and airlines operate in the private sector, it is therefore for airlines to determine which routes they operate. However Government recognises the importance of protecting existing domestic air routes to London that are in danger of being lost. Where appropriate Government will look to protect these routes through public service obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s current road and rail investment programmes are seeing huge levels of investment in our transport network which will provide improved rail and road links to and between our country’s cities and airports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to develop a new Aviation strategy to replace the 2013 <em>Aviation Policy Framework</em> next year. As part of developing the strategy Government will consider the role of connections between existing airports, and Government’s use of public service obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 16/11/2016 17:42:23 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

673597

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on the financial viability of a third runway at Heathrow Airport of the finding of Transport for London in its report of March 2016, entitled Landing the Right Airport of March 2016, that upgrades to surface access will cost £15 billion to £20 billion.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	60127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>We do not accept the estimates of potential costs for surface access provision set out by Transport for London. It is not clear on what basis they were derived and appear to go far beyond work which might be necessary to support the construction of a new northwest runway at Heathrow Airport.</p><p> </p><p>The specific surface access arrangements will need to be determined between Government and the airport promoter as part of the necessary statutory planning process.</p><p> </p><p>The surface access plan is expected to include schemes which are already underway and which benefit the airport, such as Crossrail, which are already funded; schemes which are needed solely for the airport to expand, which Heathrow Airport will fund, and schemes which benefit the airport and the wider public, where funding will be considered separately.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2017 16:27:10 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

673598

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the cost of upgrading surface access to Heathrow Airport in the event of a third runway being built at that airport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	60128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport Limited have pledged to meet the costs of any surface access proposals that are essential to deliver airport expansion including works on the M25, the A4 and the A3044.</p><p> </p><p>Where surface access projects have wider beneficiaries, such as the Western Rail and Southern Rail proposals, the Government will consider funding a proportion based on benefits for airport users and other beneficiaries in line with our Aviation Policy Framework.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports Commission estimated that the potential costs of the surface access provision for a northwest runway were around £5bn but recognised that the finalised details, and therefore costs - would be determined as part of the statutory planning process.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/01/2017 16:30:57 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

584160

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on the timetable for a decision on Heathrow expansion.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	46663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the important infrastructure projects the country needs. This includes delivering runway capacity to the timetable set out by the Airports Commission. The Government’s work in preparation for negotiations to leave the EU does not affect the timing of this decision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/10/2016 15:28:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

598364

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of Heathrow Airport expansion on UK industry.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	47848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Airports Commission shortlisted three airport expansion schemes, two at Heathrow and one at Gatwick. The Government accepted the Commission’s shortlist in December 2015 and is considering all of the evidence very carefully before reaching a view on its preferred scheme. The Government is not providing a running commentary on this work before an announcement on its preference.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 18/10/2016 08:07:54 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

445150

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Secretary of State has made of the potential effects of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on the UK's ability to meet pollution targets set at COP21.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	22706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Any decision regarding future airport capacity will take into account the Government’s obligations under the 2008 Climate Change Act.</p><br /><p>The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has responsibility for addressing emissions from international aviation, rather than the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which held COP21. We are working hard through ICAO to try to secure agreement on a global market-based measure to address international aviation emissions.</p><br /><p>For domestic aviation, which is covered by UNFCCC, emissions are already accounted for under the UK's Carbon Budgets with the aim of ensuring overall UK emissions are less than 80% of 1990 levels by 2050.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/01/2016 15:38:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury