Airports Capacity

Debate between Lord McLoughlin and Kwasi Kwarteng

Monday 14th December 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr McLoughlin]

I wholly concur with the way in which Birmingham has gone about its expansion both of the runway and the airport overall, and I think HS2 will have a very important impact for Birmingham airport as well, so I agree with the hon. Gentleman.

[Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con)]

Will the Secretary of State give us an assurance that there will be a decision in the summer, because the only question my constituents ask is whether this thing will actually be decided upon or not?

[Mr McLoughlin]

As I have said to the House, I think it is very important that we stick to the timetable of Sir Howard Davies’s report, and that is having extra capacity available by 2030. I will want to follow that timetable.