Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 47788

Airports: National Policy Statements

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeline is for publishing a new Airports National Policy Statement.

Answer

Mike Kane
The government supports airport expansion and has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow. It expects any proposals to be brought forward by the summer and is clear that any scheme must be delivered in line with the UK’s legal, climate and enviro...

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