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Heathrow Airport: Railways

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 December 2024UIN 16184

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with representatives of (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and (c) Network Rail on a potential western rail link to Heathrow.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

Officials from my Department met with representatives of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce during the summer to discuss the business case for the Western Rail Link to Heathrow. There have not been recent meetings with Heathrow Airport Ltd and Network Rail about the scheme.

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