Question follow-through · 3774
Heathrow Airport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the cost of landing slots at Heathrow Airport on regional connectivity; and what steps her Department is taking to help ensure (a) regional connectivity and (b) tha
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the cost of landing slots at Heathrow Airport on regional connectivity; and what steps her Department is taking to help ensure (a) regional connectivity and (b) tha
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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8 Jun 2026
Answer published
The allocation of airport slots, including at Heathrow, is carried out independently by Airport Coordination Limited (ACL). The Government does not determine the allocation of individual slots, or the commercial decisions airlines make about which routes ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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