Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to encourage the building and opening of new airfields.

The majority of airfields in the UK are privately run and owned. Any application to build or open a new airfield would be for the landowner and Local Planning Authorities to consider.

Like other business enterprises, potential investors and owners of airfields can benefit from a range of measures that the Government has set in place to support businesses and promote growth.