Dec. 07 2023
Source Page: Meetings between Scottish Ministers and Heathrow Airport: FOI releaseFound: Meetings between Scottish Ministers and Heathrow Airport: FOI release
Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received any representations from Heathrow Airport Ltd on proposals to increase the number of air transport movements at that Airport.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department has received no recent representations from Heathrow Airport Ltd on proposals to increase the number of air transport movements at Heathrow Airport.
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Heathrow Airport on expansion of the airport.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Secretary of State has had no recent discussion with Heathrow Airport Ltd on proposals to expand the airport.
Oct. 17 2023
Source Page: CMA issues final determination in Heathrow Airport appealsFound: CMA issues final determination in Heathrow Airport appeals
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains his Department's policy to support a third runway at Heathrow airport.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We support the expansion of UK aviation when it is consistent with our environmental obligations. Any application for an individual airport to expand would, of course, be considered on its merits, once an application has been received.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2024 to Question 15335 on Heathrow Airport: Immigration Controls, if he will publish the Equality Impact Assessments produced for the (a) Heathrow Change Programme and (b) proposed roster system.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
An Equality Impact Assessment on the Heathrow Change Programme was published electronically to departmental trade unions on 4 August 2023.
An Equality Impact Assessment on the proposed roster was published electronically to departmental trade unions on 13 September 2023.
Asked by: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2024 to Question 19448 on Heathrow Airport: Immigration Controls, if he will publish the Equality Impact Assessments produced for the (a) Heathrow Change Programme and (b) proposed roster system for the wider public.
Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
An Equality Impact Assessment on the Heathrow Change Programme was published electronically to departmental trade unions on 4 August 2023.
An Equality Impact Assessment on the proposed roster was published electronically to departmental trade unions on 13 September 2023.
We do not intend to publish either of the Equality Impact Assessments further.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the proposals for a third runway at Heathrow Airport for the West Midlands region.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
No recent assessment has been made of the merits of a third runway at Heathrow Airport for the regions.
Heathrow expansion remains a private sector project and it is for the scheme promoter to decide when it submits a development consent order as part of the statutory planning process.
Asked by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the decision by BA to increase the minimum connection time at Heathrow Airport to 75 minutes.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government continues to work with ground handlers, airlines and airports to ensure they are doing all they can to minimise disruption for passengers. The aviation industry operates in the private sector therefore it is the responsibility of the sector to determine their operational plans.
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential economic impact of the upcoming strikes by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport on (1) businesses, and (2) tourism.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Border Force has made no such assessment as to the strikes’ impact on tourism and business, as this is not within Border Force’s remit. Border Force will continue to work closely with Heathrow Airport to ensure we have robust plans in place to minimise any delays if strike action goes ahead. We will deploy suitable resources to meet critical demand and support the flow of passengers and goods through our border. Border Force’s priority during industrial action, as with at any other time, is to maintain the security of the UK border and nothing will compromise this.