Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Transport for London's submission to the consultation on the Revised National Policy Statement (NPS) on Airport capacity in 2017, which found that 61–69 per cent of people travelling to Heathrow Airport would need to use public transport to meet the requirement of no increase in airport related traffic as a result of expansion; and how this will be included in any assessment of promoters of expansion at Heathrow going forward.

The Government recognises the vital role that public transport has in surface access to an expanded Heathrow airport. As part of the review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS), launched on 22 October 2025, we are reviewing the public transport targets required to support sustainable access to a third runway, as well as the impacts on the road network.

Transport for London will be a key stakeholder in this process, and my department will work closely with them. A revised ANPS will be published for public consultation by Summer 26.