Select committee: Transport Committee
Airports and economic growth
Closed
Opened 3 Feb 2025
Closed 4 Aug 2026
Transport Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
In this session the Committee will examine evidence for the effect of airport expansion on economic growth across the country, in the context of recent Government announcements.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 3 February 2025.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 1 oral evidence sessionLatest 12 February 2025
- 6 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Minister for Aviation, Department for Transport relating to airports and economic growth, dated 28 February 20255 March 2025, Correspondence
- Oral evidence session12 February 2025, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
On smaller screens, scroll horizontally to read every column. Keyboard users can focus the table region and use the arrow keys.
| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2025 |
Oral evidence session
Chris Cuttle · Frontier Economics,
David Silk · Department for Transport,
Dr Alex Chapman · New Economics Foundation,
Marc Postle, Independent economic consultant,
Mike Kane MP · Department for Transport,
Professor Brian Pearce · Air Transportation Systems Laboratory, University College London
|
View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
On smaller screens, scroll horizontally to read every column. Keyboard users can focus the table region and use the arrow keys.
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Cuttle · Associate Director | Frontier Economics | 1 |
| David Silk · Director for Aviation | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Dr Alex Chapman · Senior Economist | New Economics Foundation | 1 |
| Marc Postle, Independent economic consultant | Not recorded | 1 |
| Mike Kane MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security) | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Professor Brian Pearce · Executive Director | Air Transportation Systems Laboratory, University College London | 1 |
Correspondence
On smaller screens, scroll horizontally to read every column. Keyboard users can focus the table region and use the arrow keys.
| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2025 | To committee | Letter from the Minister for Aviation, Department for Transport relating to airports and economic growth, dated 28 February 2025 |