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

answeredDepartment for Transport

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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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  1. 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

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 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...

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