Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 126685

Heathrow Airport: Debts

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 21 April 2026

Question

Munira Wilson

Liberal DemocratTwickenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport's debt on her policies on a third runway at Heathrow.

Answer

Keir Mather
As a private company, Heathrow Airport's financing decisions are a matter for the airport. Since this is a private sector project, it is up to the potential promoters to develop and finance expansion proposals, and to demonstrate that any scheme is financ...

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