Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 12 September 2024Answered: 8 October 2024
Asked by
Anna Dixon
Labour — Shipley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Lucy Rigby)
We have been clear that Heathrow expansion needs to benefit everyone, not just London. The Department for Transport has shown that expansion would deliver UK-wide support for trade, with 40% of the estimated GDP benefits from expansion being outside London and the south-east.