Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when construction work will start on the Western Rail Access to Heathrow.
Construction of the Western Rail Link to Heathrow is expected to start following the granting of planning consent, with construction of the main build estimated to take approximately five years. Submission of the scheme’s application for development consent, is subject to a satisfactory business case and the agreement of acceptable terms with the Heathrow Aviation industry.