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Heathrow Airport: Construction

Asked by Siân BerryGreen PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 27083

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential cost of building one new runway at Heathrow Airport.

Answered by Mike Kane

The Government is clear that any expansion scheme will be financed in its entirety by the private sector. The exact cost of the runway will be determined by the parameters of any scheme brought forward by scheme promoters.

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