Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will bring forward funding proposals to support the growth of regional airports as part of the industrial strategy.

The Government welcomes the ambition of airports across the UK to invest in their infrastructure to enable services to more destinations, and better facilities and choice for passengers. As part of the Aviation Strategy we will consider how they can best utilise their existing capacity to allow the growth of both domestic and international connectivity.

In addition, the Industrial Strategy Green Paper seeks views on how infrastructure needs across the country can be most effectively incorporated within national infrastructure policy.