Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits to airports of having express-style railway services.

High quality, efficient and reliable road and rail access to airports contributes greatly to the experience of passengers, freight operators and airport employees. Airport access needs to accommodate a range of different consumers and the transport links available are likely to influence passenger behaviour. As part of the government’s aviation strategy, we will be looking at a range of elements including surface access and considering how co-ordination between government processes for transport access improvements and airport plans may be improved.