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Farnborough Airport: Pollution

Asked by Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32715

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Farnborough Airport’s expansion on (a) noise pollution and (b) air pollution in the South-East.

Answered by Mike Kane

Assessment of the potential impact of Farnborough Airport’s expansion is a matter for Rushmoor Borough Council as local planning authority responsible for considering the airport’s planning application.

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