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registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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, whether he has received assurances from Heathrow Airport that there are no plans to increase landing charges; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	189686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has set out a clear expectation that airport charges should remain close to 2016 levels under expansion, and Heathrow Airport Limited has stated that it will seek to meet this challenge. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) also confirmed in April 2018 that there are credible scenarios in which landing charges could remain close to 2016 levels in real terms.</p><p>As the scheme design and regulatory framework continue to develop, the CAA will scrutinise all proposals for expansion to ensure that, in line with its primary duty, they are in the best interest of the consumer. The CAA has confirmed that this could include a small increase in airport charges if that was required to unlock the wider consumer benefits of expansion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2018 17:33:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

923378

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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 higher landing charges at Heathrow Airport on (a) the UK's and (b) Heathrow Airport's global competitiveness.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	153264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Airport charges at Heathrow Airport have fallen by almost £2 per passenger in real terms since 2014. In the context of expansion, the Civil Aviation Authority will determine an appropriate level of airport charges in line with its statutory duty to further the interest of consumers. The Secretary of State also set out a clear ambition in 2016 for airport charges to remain as close as possible to current levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports Commission found that if there were any increase in charges at Heathrow as a result of expansion this would likely be absorbed by airlines, with passenger fares remaining unaffected or even falling further after the capacity constraints are released. The Government is also clear that the expansion of Heathrow will provide a significant boost to passengers and the wider economy even if airport charges were to increase modestly, and were passed on to passengers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/06/2018 15:20:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

922335

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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, how much funding the Government has allocated to support a connection to an expanded Heathrow Airport from regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	152751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government expects that the majority of domestic routes will be commercially viable, as many are today, with support from Heathrow Airport. This support includes discounted charges for domestic passengers at Heathrow, and a £10 million Route Connectivity Fund for domestic services to and from Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also take action, where appropriate, to secure routes through the use of Public Service Obligations (PSOs). PSOs provide the opportunity to offer exclusive rights to airlines to operate a route. The Government currently provides subsidies for three PSO routes to London: Newquay to Gatwick; Londonderry to Stansted; and Dundee to Stansted.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s approach to domestic connectivity will be set out in a Green Paper on the Aviation Strategy towards the end of this year, and the extent to which subsidies may be required can only be determined subject to market conditions nearer to the time at which new capacity becomes operational.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2018 11:56:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

922336

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the financial viability of the proposal to expand Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	152752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government and its advisers have undertaken considerable assurance work on the financial viability of Heathrow Airport Limited's scheme. Given the transformative nature of the scheme, there will inevitably be various risks and challenges that need to be addressed as the scheme design and regulatory framework are developed. The Government’s independent advice has concluded that, so far as can be assessed at this early stage of the process, in current market conditions Heathrow Airport Limited appears in principle to be able to finance expansion privately without Government support. This includes taking into consideration the effect of the UK leaving the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is not publishing the financial assurance work that has been undertaken as it is based on and contains information provided in confidence, and to do so would prejudice commercial interests. Separately, the Civil Aviation Authority has published its own view that there are credible scenarios in which expansion can be financed and delivered affordably. This can be found online at:</p><p>(<a href="http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP1658EconomicregulationofcapacityexpansionatHeathrow.pdf" target="_blank">http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP1658EconomicregulationofcapacityexpansionatHeathrow.pdf</a>)</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 152753 question first answered 15/06/2018 12:00:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

922338

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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 publish any assurance work undertaken by his Department on the financial viability of the proposal to expand Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	152753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government and its advisers have undertaken considerable assurance work on the financial viability of Heathrow Airport Limited's scheme. Given the transformative nature of the scheme, there will inevitably be various risks and challenges that need to be addressed as the scheme design and regulatory framework are developed. The Government’s independent advice has concluded that, so far as can be assessed at this early stage of the process, in current market conditions Heathrow Airport Limited appears in principle to be able to finance expansion privately without Government support. This includes taking into consideration the effect of the UK leaving the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is not publishing the financial assurance work that has been undertaken as it is based on and contains information provided in confidence, and to do so would prejudice commercial interests. Separately, the Civil Aviation Authority has published its own view that there are credible scenarios in which expansion can be financed and delivered affordably. This can be found online at:</p><p>(<a href="http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP1658EconomicregulationofcapacityexpansionatHeathrow.pdf" target="_blank">http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP1658EconomicregulationofcapacityexpansionatHeathrow.pdf</a>)</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 152752 question first answered 15/06/2018 12:00:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

758065

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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 total economic benefit to each region from expansion at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	9106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 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.</p><p> </p><p>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> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 14/09/2017 10:57:32 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