Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential economic effect of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on Swindon.

The department has not undertaken a specific assessment of the impact of a new runway at Heathrow on Swindon. The economic assessment has primarily been taken at the national level, taking account of all UK regions. As with other regions, people in the South West can expect to take advantage of new destinations, extra seats and increased frequency of service created by increased capacity at Heathrow.