Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-09-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much private funding (a) Heathrow Airport and (b) Gatwick Airport declared to the Government would be invested as part of its expansion plans.

Mr John Hayes

The Airports Commission shortlisted three airport expansion schemes, two at Heathrow and one at Gatwick. The Airports Commission considered that all three of the shortlisted schemes were commercially viable and privately financeable.

The Government is carefully considering all the evidence set out, including that on costs and financing, before making a decision on additional runway capacity.