Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Munira Wilson Excerpts
Thursday 8th June 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Munira Wilson Portrait Munira Wilson (Twickenham) (LD)
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A simple question for the Transport Secretary: are the Government committed to building a third runway at Heathrow—yes or no?

Mark Harper Portrait Mr Harper
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As the hon. Lady knows, the decision about whether to build a third runway is one for Heathrow. The funding has to come from Heathrow. She knows that if, at some point in the future, it wants to proceed with that, a significant process has to get under way. She would not expect me to express an opinion on it because there is obviously a clear judicial process to follow, but it is up to Heathrow to make the first move and we wait with interest to see whether it does so.