Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16051

Heathrow Airport: South West Main Line

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement, of June 2026, what steps are being taken by her department and its agencies to support the Heathrow Southern Railway proposal to link So

Answer

Keir Mather
The Government recognises the importance of surface access to any future expansion of Heathrow Airport. The draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement states that enhanced rail connectivity is necessary to support expansion and achieve public tran...

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