Question follow-through · 44011

Heathrow Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential impact of constructing a western rail link to Heathrow airport on the Government's net zero targets.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Apr 2025
Target answer date
7 Apr 2025
Answer
11 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential impact of constructing a western rail link to Heathrow airport on the Government's net zero targets.

  2. 7 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    I am advised that no discussions have taken place between the Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero relating to the construction of a western rail link to Heathrow.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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