Airports: Heathrow Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Airports: Heathrow

Lord Clinton-Davis Excerpts
Monday 12th December 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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I am grateful to my noble friend. I am absolutely sure and clear that there will not be a third runway at Heathrow.

Lord Clinton-Davis Portrait Lord Clinton-Davis
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—will be available at Heathrow between 2012 and 2015? I would be obliged if the Minister could give me an answer.

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, I am very sorry but I did not catch the first part of the noble Lord’s question.

Lord Clinton-Davis Portrait Lord Clinton-Davis
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How many slots will be available at Heathrow between 2012 and 2015?

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord. There will be no increase in slots at Heathrow, but the key point is that the number of aircraft movements is capped at 480,000 movements per year.