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923276

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 proportion of new slots at an expanded Heathrow airport were forecast to comprise public service obligation flights in the calculation of the economic case for the Airports National Policy Statement.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	153229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has set out a clear ambition that about 15% of slots made available from a new runway should be used for domestic routes.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s modelling, which informed the economic case for the proposed Airports National Policy Statement, is primarily intended to inform long-term strategic decision-making. It does not account for specific airport business plans or potential interventions such as Public Service Obligations (PSOs) to protect and enhance domestic connectivity. This is also clearly set out in the Appraisal Report.</p><p> </p><p>Under expansion, this modelling shows an initial increase of domestic flights followed by a steady decline as routes are squeezed out by the same market forces that are squeezing out marginal routes and flights today.</p><p> </p><p>This is why the Government has committed to use this once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect slots for domestic routes at Heathrow. The Government will consider domestic connectivity and how PSOs can be used as part of the Green Paper on the Aviation Strategy which is due to be published towards the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/06/2018 13:57:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

923279

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, with reference to the Heathrow Airport Limited-funded Route Development Fund, whether he has secured a legal agreement on (a) how long the fund is continued by Heathrow Airport Limited (b) how much money is invested by (i) his Department and (i) Heathrow Airport Limited in the fund and (c) the conditions associated with the fund’s operation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	153230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes Heathrow Airport Limited’s (HAL’s) pledge to introduce a £10 million Route Development Fund. HAL’s commitment to this fund will provide start-up support for airlines seeking to introduce new domestic routes from an expanded Heathrow Airport. Importantly, this fund will be entirely privately funded with no contribution from the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>Government does not have any legal agreements in place with Heathrow on the fund. The proposed Airports National Policy Statement requires HAL to work constructively with its airline customers to protect and strengthen existing routes and it sets a clear expectation that expansion should deliver at least six new routes. This will be assessed as part of any Development Consent Order application.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/06/2018 13:55:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

923292

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 legal agreements he has in place with Heathrow Airport Limited and its holding company on (a) air pollution in and around Heathrow and (b) surface access arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	153231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that the Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme can and must be delivered without affecting the UK’s compliance with its air quality obligations, given the measures set out in the Government’s Air Quality Plan. The Government’s view has been informed by its air quality analysis of the Northwest Runway scheme, which was published in October 2017. This does not take into account scheme specific mitigations that any applicant could take forward to address its air quality impact.</p><p> </p><p>The proposed Airports National Policy Statement requires the applicant to consider an extensive range of air quality mitigation measures, potentially including an emissions-based access charge. Development consent will only be granted if the Secretary of State is satisfied that, with mitigations, the scheme will be compliant with legal obligations on air quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has no specific legal agreements in place with Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) and its holding company on air pollution in and around Heathrow Airport.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of surface access the Department has a number of legal agreements with HAL relating to Crossrail, HS2 and Heathrow Express:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A 2015<strong> </strong>Contribution Agreement<strong> </strong>between the Secretary of State and HAL relating to a contribution from Heathrow towards the cost of the Crossrail Project;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>A 2018 Overarching Agreement with HAL and the Heathrow Express Operating Company Ltd (HEOC) about the future of express rail services to Heathrow Airport;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>A 2006 Interface Agreement between the Secretary of State, BAA Ltd (BAA), HAL and the HEOC in relation to the interface between the Crossrail works and the Heathrow Express railway;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>A 2008 Compensation Agreement between the Secretary of State, the HEOC and HAL and BAA and a Deed of Waiver and Agreement between the Secretary of State, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, HAL and the HEOC in relation to the impacts of works and operations for the purposes of or in connection with the Crossrail works;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>A 2016 Compensation Agreement between the Secretary of State, HEOC and HAL and a Deed of Waiver and Agreement between the Secretary of State, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, HAL and the HEOC in relation to the impacts of works and operations for the purposes of or in connection with the HS2 works.</li></ul> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/06/2018 13:52:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

923293

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: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at what stage of the construction of a third runway at Heathrow he plans to assess whether legal air pollution limits can be met; and when he plans to make that assessment.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	153232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has published a number of reports which have assessed the effect of the Heathrow Northwest Runway Scheme on compliance with air quality limits. Its latest air quality analysis for the scheme was published in October 2017 and demonstrates that, given the measures set out in the latest Air Quality Plan, the scheme would not affect the UK’s compliance with air quality limits. This analysis does not take into account scheme-specific mitigations that any applicant could take forward to address its air quality impact.</p><p> </p><p>The proposed Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) is clear that development consent will only be granted if the Secretary of State is satisfied that, with mitigation, the scheme will be compliant with legal obligations on air quality.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed conditions associated with the construction and operation of the Heathrow Northwest Runway Scheme, including the details of any enforcement or monitoring regime on air quality, would be determined through the planning process, in consultation with local communities and relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/06/2018 13:48:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

923377

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: Job Creation
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 long-term sustainability of any jobs created by expansion at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	153263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has estimated the number of additional local jobs expected to be created by airport expansion in both 2030 and 2050. The Heathrow Northwest Runway scheme is expected to generate between 57,000 and 114,000 additional local jobs by 2030, and between 39,000 and 78,000 additional local jobs by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Additional jobs are a result of higher passenger traffic being generated at the airport. Expansion at Heathrow will lead to a significant increase in passenger numbers, which will continue beyond 2050. This is expected to create local jobs that are sustainable in the long-run.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/06/2018 13:45:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

922278

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, pursuant to his Oral Statement of 5 June 2018 on Airports National Policy Statement, Official Report, column 169, whether there are any existing (a) legal mechanisms and (b) legally contracted agreements in place with Heathrow Airport Limited to enable the ringfencing of slots on a new runway at Heathrow Airport.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	152698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Slots at Heathrow are currently allocated by the independent slot coordinator Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) in accordance with the EU slot regulations. Government will take action, where appropriate, to secure routes through the use of Public Service Obligations. This includes the ring-fencing of appropriately timed slots.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no legally contracted agreements in place with Heathrow Airport Limited to enable the ring-fencing of slots but the proposed Airports National Policy Statement sets out an expectation that expansion at Heathrow will deliver an additional six domestic routes and this will be examined as part of any Development Consent Order application. The Secretary of State also has a clear ambition for about 15 per cent of slots made available from a new runway to be used for domestic routes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2018 12:27:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

922279

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	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government can designate a new Public Service Obligation route from a regional airport to a city airport in addition to an existing route operating to that city.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	152699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>EU Regulation 1008/2008 sets out that Public Service Obligations (PSOs) can be considered on an airport to airport basis. Where an existing route is already operating to that destination city, a PSO can still be considered, provided the criteria set out in the Regulation are met.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2018 12:03:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

922280

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 Limited: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have had meetings with Heathrow Airport Limited since June 2017; and if he will place a copy of the minutes of those meetings in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	152700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have met regularly with Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) since June 2017 to discuss a wide range of issues relating to the operation of the UK’s largest airport, as well as the potential delivery of its proposed expansion. These meetings are governed by propriety arrangements set out in the Statement of Approach, which is published online:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653867/engaging-with-stakeholders-statement-of-approach-revised-draft-airports-nps.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/653867/engaging-with-stakeholders-statement-of-approach-revised-draft-airports-nps.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The minutes of such meetings include material relating to HAL’s private business operations. The release of this information would be likely to prejudice their commercial interests. Given that the amount of information in question is substantial, redacting and preparing the records for release would have a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2018 11:50:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

922334

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	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has undertaken an assessment of the financial viability of using public service obligations to support regional airports; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	152750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>As the Department’s ‘Guidance on the Protection of Regional Air Access to London’ states, the Department will conduct a Value for Money assessment on the economic case for any bids for funds. This was undertaken on each of the existing PSO routes to London, from Newquay, Dundee and Londonderry.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/06/2018 12:31:51 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