Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement

Transport Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 24 Jun 2026 Parliament page
The Government has published a draft of the National Policy Statement (NPS) that would be used as the basis for making a decision on whether to grant planning consent for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The Transport Committee is holding an inquiry to scrutinise the draft Heathrow Expansion NPS, … Read more
4 Oral sessions
2 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 6 events
15 Sep
2026
Oral evidence
9 Sep
2026
Oral evidence
8 Sep
2026
Oral evidence
2 Sep
2026
Oral evidence
1 Sep
2026
Correspondence
24 Jun
2026
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
15 Sep 2026
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Alex Williams · Transport for London Anna Sutherland Bamber · National Infrastructure Planning Association Anthony Smith · Heathrow Area Transport Forum Elliot Shaw · National Highways Ian Thynne · Hillingdon Council Michael Coughlin · Heathrow Strategic Planning Group Mr Mark Frost · Heathrow Strategic Planning Group Steven Costello · Heathrow Southern Railway Ltd
9 Sep 2026
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Christopher Snelling · Airports UK Dr Lucy Budd · Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Gordon Dewar · Edinburgh Airport Jonathan Sullivan · International Airlines Group Mr Ben Garratt · Logistics UK Nigel Wicking · Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee Limited Sophie Dekkers · easyJet
8 Sep 2026
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Celeste Hicks · Aviation Environment Federation Dr Lois Pennington · The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Manchester Ms Alethea Warrington · Possible Professor Alastair Lewis · University of York Professor Anna Hansell · University of Leicester Professor Charlotte Clark · City St George's University of London
2 Sep 2026
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Dr Alex Chapman · New Economics Foundation Dr James Laird · Peak Economics Ian Mulheirn · Department for Transport John Dickie · Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland Kate Shoesmith · Recruitment and Employment Confederation Matt Shepherd · Frontier Economics Perry Phillips · GMB London Region
Correspondence 2 letters
1 Sep 2026 To committee Letter from the Chief Analyst, Department for Transport relating to the Heathrow expansion economic case, dated 28 August 2026
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24 Jun 2026 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement, dated 18 June 2026
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