Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 28932

Airports: Finance

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) debt levels and (b) regulated asset base gearing by UK airports.

Answer

Mike Kane
The UK aviation sector operates predominantly within the private market, and decisions regarding asset financing are at the discretion of individual airports and their owners. Heathrow Airport is unique amongst UK airports in maintaining an active Regulat...

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