Written Question·Treasury·UIN 27082
Heathrow Airport: Construction
Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Question
Siân Berry
Green Party — Brighton Pavilion
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential economic (a) costs and (b) benefits of an expansion of Heathrow Airport.
Answer
Darren JonesAccording to the most recent study from Frontier Economics, a third runway could increase potential GDP by 0.43% in by 2050 and could create over 100,000 jobs. Over half – 60% - of that GDP boost would go to areas outside London and South-East. The exact ...
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