Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the views expressed on the expansion at Heathrow airport by the Richmond Heathrow Campaign, summarised at www.rhcfacts.org, before reaching a decision on aviation capacity expansion.

The Airports Commission has produced an extremely significant and detailed study – considering over 50 different options for new hub capacity and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders during its work.

It has considered around 70,000 responses to its consultation earlier this year, including responses made by the Richmond Heathrow Campaign.

The Commission has produced a large amount of very detailed analysis. The Government will now carefully consider all the evidence before making a decision on the way forward.