Question follow-through · 84364
Heathrow Airport: Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her department holds on the potential benefit of the (a) construction and (b) operation of a western rail link to Heathrow Airport on (i) trends in the level of economic growth (ii) the environ
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her department holds on the potential benefit of the (a) construction and (b) operation of a western rail link to Heathrow Airport on (i) trends in the level of economic growth (ii) the environ
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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31 Oct 2025
Answer published
The economic and societal benefits of a western rail link to Heathrow Airport were previously assessed as part of a business case development process which concluded in 2021. No further work to assess the benefits of a rail link has been undertaken by DfT...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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