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542267

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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, with reference to recommendation 22 of the Environmental Audit Committee in its First Report of Session 2015-16, on the Airports Commission Report: carbon emissions, air quality and noise, HC 389, what his policy is on implementing that recommendation as it applies to requiring Heathrow Airport to set out proposals for mitigation.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	43997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 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 has since been undertaking a programme of further work, including on mitigation, to support a decision on a preferred scheme. We are carefully considering the evidence in relation to all three schemes, including the Airports Commission’s comprehensive work and the recommendations in the Environmental Audit Committee’s interim report.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/09/2016 14:40:57 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

542268

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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, with reference to page 307 of the Airports Commission Final Report, published in July 2015, what steps his Department is taking to assess options for a legislative process for permanently banning a fourth runway at Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	43998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 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. It is vitally important that we get this decision right.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is not providing a running commentary on this work and it would not be appropriate to opine on the Commission’s scheme-specific recommendations before an announcement on its preference.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/09/2016 13:04:28 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

542285

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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, if he will make it his policy to require Heathrow Airport to pay for relocation for the Lakeside Energy From Waste Facility in the event of that airport being awarded a third runway.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	43833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the Airports Commission’s comprehensive evidence. Commercial property, such as the Lakeside Energy from Waste facility, is a part of this consideration.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/09/2016 14:13:02 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

542294

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	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 his Department has made of whether there will be an increase in airport-related traffic at Heathrow Airport in the event of that airport being awarded a third runway.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	43834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Airports Commission undertook a range of detailed assessments to support its Final Report published in July 2015. The analysis included a detailed assessment of transport network impacts for each of the Commission’s three short-listed options.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of the Commission’s Surface Access: Dynamic Modelling Reports, and, Strategic and Local Roads Study for both the Heathrow Northwest Runway and the Heathrow Extended Northern Runway schemes and Gatwick Second Runway; along with a Freight Impacts Study, Resilience Study and a Demand Management Study were published alongside its Final Report, and are available from the Commission website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/airports-commission-final-report-surface-access" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/airports-commission-final-report-surface-access</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government will carefully consider all the evidence set out when making a decision on the location of additional runway capacity.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/09/2016 14:16:12 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

754524

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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 recent assessment he has made of the economic benefits to regions outside of London and the south east of England of an expansion of Heathrow airport over the next three decades.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	6478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department has undertaken an economic assessment of the impact of a new runway at Heathrow at a national level, taking account of all areas of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Regions across the country should benefit from new destinations, extra seats and increased frequency of service created by increased capacity at Heathrow. Enhanced access to international connectivity will be important in supporting regional economic growth. In addition, for regions where domestic air connections to London remain crucial, such as Scotland, expansion will create space for increased frequencies and new links.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/09/2017 08:55:37 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

754526

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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 recent assessment he has made of the economic benefits to the UK of the expansion of Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	6469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s latest estimate, published on 2 February, was that a new runway at Heathrow will deliver benefits to passengers and the wider UK economy of up to £61 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Regions across the country should benefit from new destinations, extra seats and increased frequency of service created by increased capacity at Heathrow. Heathrow expansion is also expected to deliver tens of thousands of additional local jobs by 2030, and while it is not possible to precisely quantify the impacts on regional jobs and GDP, expanding airport capacity in the South East will support economic growth in the UK’s regions.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, as part of the consultation on the draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) the government was clear that further work was underway to update the evidence base, including revised aviation demand forecasts. The Secretary of State for Transport announced on 7 September that there is a need to conduct a short period of further consultation to allow this updated evidence to be taken into account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/09/2017 14:03:19 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

754692

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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 potential effect of additional flight paths at Heathrow on levels of (a) noise, (b) air quality and (c) health in local communities.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	6472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>Alongside the publication of the Draft Airports National Policy Statement on 2 February 2017, the Department also published an Appraisal of Sustainability and Health Impact Analysis. The Department’s assessment of the potential impacts of a new runway at Heathrow on noise, air quality and health are set out in those documents.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2017 11:10:35 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

754890

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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 he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposed expansion of Heathrow airport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	6474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport Limited is privately owned and has committed to meet the costs of developing and implementing the Northwest Runway scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Limited has also 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> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/09/2017 11:44:03 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

754901

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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 recent assessment he has made of the cost of the road and rail infrastructure required to support the expansion of Heathrow airport; and if he will publish the methodology used to make that calculation.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	6481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 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>Details of the Commission’s cost estimation methodology were published alongside its Final Report in July 2015 and the <em>Cost and Commercial Viability: Cost and Revenue Identification Update</em> for the Heathrow Northwest Runway is available from the Commission’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Highways England undertook a validation of the Airports Commission’s consideration of the strategic road network surface access proposals, including its cost estimates, and their <em>Airports Commission Surface Access Works: Strategic Road Network Proposals Validation of Costs and Delivery Assumptions</em> report was published in October 2016 and is available from the Department’s website.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/09/2017 08:09:48 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

754909

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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 he has made of the cost to the public purse of improvements to surface access infrastructure to meet the requirements of a third runway at Heathrow airport.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	6476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <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 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><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 11/09/2017 09:01:20 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park