Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on the effect on tourism of an expansion of Heathrow Airport.

The Government has accepted the case for airport expansion in the South East and the Airports' Commission's shortlisted options. Transport and connectivity are key issues within the tourism sector, as highlighted in the Prime Minister's new Tourism Action Plan. The Department will be ensuring that tourism is one of the factors considered, when a final decision is taken on a preferred scheme.