Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 84364

Heathrow Airport: Railways

Tabled: 22 October 2025

Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her department holds on the potential benefit of the (a) construction and (b) operation of a western rail link to Heathrow Airport on (i) trends in the level of economic growth (ii) the environ

Answer

Keir Mather

The economic and societal benefits of a western rail link to Heathrow Airport were previously assessed as part of a business case development process which concluded in 2021. No further work to assess the benefits of a rail link has been undertaken by DfT...

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