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<p>The Government has undertaken a comprehensive strategic assessment of the effects
of Heathrow expansion on the area surrounding the airport as part of the Appraisal
of Sustainability. This assessment included consideration of local economic impacts
including a forecast that, with expansion, between 39,000 and 78,000 additional local
jobs will be created by 2050. The Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) expects
that Heathrow Airport Limited’s (HAL) public pledge on apprenticeships will be met.
By 2030 this is projected to double to 10,000 the number of apprenticeships available
across the airport, its supply chain and airport related businesses.</p><p>Heathrow
Airport already has good surface transport links to the rest of the UK. In the future,
it will connect to Crossrail, link to HS2 at Old Oak Common and Transport for London
has recently completed the procurement for new trains on the Piccadilly line which
will increase to 15 trains per hour the number of trains serving the airport. Plans
are being developed for further enhancements to rail access to the airport.</p>
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