Airports: Heathrow

Lord Kennedy of Southwark Excerpts

Tuesday 15th February 2011 Lords Chamber

[Earl Attlee]

My Lords, we have made it absolutely clear that we do not support the construction of additional runways at Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted. We believe that such runways would cause an unacceptable level of environmental damage, undermining our efforts to combat climate change and significantly damaging the quality of life of local communities. Instead, we have established the South East Airports Taskforce with key players from across the industry to explore the scope for measures to make the most of the existing airport infrastructure and to improve conditions for users of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.

[Lord Kennedy of Southwark]

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[Lord Clinton-Davis]

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