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Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on legal advice for Heathrow Airport expansion.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
13 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on legal advice for Heathrow Airport expansion.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Department receives legal advice from the Government Legal Department under an agreed annual fee for legal services provided across the Department, rather than on a matter-by-matter basis. Where external legal advice has been required in relation to H...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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