To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on Manchester Airport of a new runway at (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick Airport.
Answered on
25 June 2015
To ensure our long term connectivity needs can be met, the previous Government established the independent Airports Commission to identify and recommend to Government options for maintaining this country’s status as an international hub for aviation. Three options for expansion have been shortlisted by the Commission for further examination.
The Airports Commission has discussed and consulted on how airports outside the South East might be affected by expansion at the shortlisted expansion options. The relevant documents can be found on the Airports Commission website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/airports-commission
The Commission’s final report will be published shortly and the Government will carefully consider all the evidence before making a decision on the way forward.