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HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewHow people get to and from an airport is as important as the number of planes landing and taking off, so I can give my hon. Friend an assurance that we will look at these issues…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewWe see the huge opportunities and benefits associated with expanding capacity at Heathrow and having a third runway there. There will be a thorough process, which we are starting…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have had decades of dither and delay on this issue, and it is right that we crack on and start the process of reviewing the airports…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI actually think the opposite could be true: an expanded Heathrow could provide greater regional connectivity. The right hon. Member is right to highlight that Heathrow is our…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewThere were probably three questions in one there. I say to my hon. Friend that I am not prepared to stand in the way of the public’s aspiration to fly. We are not looking at…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewWe are moving at pace on this, but I do believe it is possible to have meaningful consultation opportunities as well. If through the review that we are conducting in the next…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewThis is the start, not the end, of the process. We will be transparent and clear about those four tests. We will consult on an amended ANPS if that is required following the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI can tell my hon. Friend that the current ANPS sets out very clear requirements on noise that any scheme would have to meet. We will review those requirements alongside any…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewMy hon. Friend is right; I know that East Midlands airport plays a particularly important role in air freight, second only to Heathrow. That is something we do not talk about…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewThe two promoters that remain in the scheme will be responsible for securing private investment, and they have expressed to me confidence that the scheme can go forward. I also…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI am clear that the project will need to be privately financed. That includes both the core project and the associated infrastructure improvements. It will be for the promoter…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewAir quality will be one of the factors looked at through the ANPS review. Obviously, there may have been some changes in baseline conditions compared with when the ANPS was last…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewFar be it from me to give a different answer from the one the Prime Minister gave. I can assure the hon. Gentleman that we will be looking at rail in detail through the ANPS…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewIt will be for the promoters of any future scheme to secure financing for the development. I can reassure the hon. Gentleman that national security always comes first and foremost…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewThe review of the airports national policy statement is site-specific for Heathrow. The other applications I have dealt with for Luton and Gatwick in the past couple of months…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI refer the hon. Lady to the remarks I have made previously about carbon budgets, but I dispute the statement that it is only the wealthiest in this country who want to fly. This…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewI assure my hon. Friend that this Government are ambitious for all airports across the UK, including regional airports. I was with the chief executive of Birmingham airport only…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the very significant supply chain that will exist, and not just in relation to the construction of a third runway, but in terms of the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewThe right hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the opportunity for other regional airports and the regional connections that an expanded Heathrow could provide. It has been…22 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewThis Government have moved with speed to set up the UK airspace design service, and we plan to have that mobilised by the end of the year. The first region we will look at is…22 Oct 2025