Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to support the growth of Birmingham Airport in his Department's planned aviation strategy.

I refer the honourable Member to my answer to the Rt Honourable Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne), on 3 February 2017, UIN 61822

(http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&uin=61822).

The new aviation strategy will be for the long term and will cover the whole sector, including airports. We will be carrying out full and constructive engagement with the industry and other partners in the sector around the country.