Lord Spicer
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(13 years, 9 months ago)
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Lord Spicer
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to provide for sufficient capacity in the London airport system to accommodate the forecast expansion of passenger demand.
Earl Attlee
My Lords, the Government are not in the business of predict and provide. We are committed to developing a new policy framework for the whole of UK aviation which supports economic growth and addresses aviation’s environmental impacts. The Department for Transport expects to publish passenger demand forecasts later this year to support the development of the framework.
Lord Spicer
If, as anticipated, Heathrow cannot take the strain, which London airport will? Perhaps I should add that I ask that Question as a former Minister for Aviation.
Earl Attlee
My Lords, the Government have set up the South East Airports Task Force to look at how we can make airports in the south-east better, but not bigger.