Oral Question·Northern Ireland Office
“What assessment he has made of the effect of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 on the Union.”
Tabled: 28 January 2020Answered: 5 February 2020
Asked by
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat — Orkney and Shetland
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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.