Question follow-through · 67786

Gatwick Airport: Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ask Gatwick Airport to publish an assessment of the potential impact of a second runway on levels of emissions other than carbon dioxide.

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Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
17 Jul 2025
Answer
17 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ask Gatwick Airport to publish an assessment of the potential impact of a second runway on levels of emissions other than carbon dioxide.

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The application for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Development Consent Order, submitted by Gatwick Airport Limited, is currently with the Secretary of State for a decision, with a statutory deadline of the 27 October 2025.The Examining Authority, in ...

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