Airports: Heathrow

Debate between Lord Borrie and Lord Clinton-Davis

Tuesday 15th February 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Clinton-Davis]

My Lords—

[Lord Borrie]

My Lords, does the noble Earl agree that one of the great difficulties that Heathrow Airport has in expanding and trying to keep at least level with our competitor airports on the continent of Europe is the higher air passenger duty that people have to pay when they leave Heathrow for destinations abroad?