Select committee: Transport Committee
Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement
Open
Opened 24 Jun 2026
Transport Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
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, including the extent to which it provides clear guidance about how to assess a proposed runway scheme, and the robustness of the assumptions and requirements in the NPS and its associated documents. Read the Call for Evidence here .
Where it stands
The inquiry is open, opened 24 June 2026.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 7 oral evidence sessionsLatest 21 October 2026
- 14 written submissions
- 43 witnesses
Recent activity
- Oral evidence session21 October 2026, Oral evidence
- Molesey Residents Association20 October 2026, Written evidence · HEN0089
- Oral evidence session14 October 2026, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 21 Oct 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Hannah Newell · Department for Transport,
Keir Mather MP · Department for Transport,
Martin Gilmour · Department for Transport,
Tim Johnson · Civil Aviation Authority
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| 14 Oct 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Helen Elsby · Heathrow Airport Limited,
Mr Carlton Brown · Heathrow West Limited (HWL),
Scott Witchalls · Stantec UK,
Surinder Arora · Heathrow West Limited (HWL),
Thomas Woldbye · Heathrow Airport Ltd
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| 13 Oct 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Deborah Petty · Molesey Residents Association,
Mike Fawcett · Putney Society,
Mr Christian Hughes · Longford Residents Association,
Mr Parmjit Dhanda · Back Heathrow,
Professor Piers Forster CBE · Climate Change Committee,
Stewart Pomeroy · Colne Valley Regional Park Trust
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| 15 Sep 2026 |
Oral evidence session
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
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| 9 Sep 2026 |
Oral evidence session
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
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| 8 Sep 2026 |
Oral evidence session
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
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| 2 Sep 2026 |
Oral evidence session
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
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Written evidence
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| Reference | Date | Submitter |
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| HEN0089 | 20 Oct 2026 | Molesey Residents Association |
| HEN0088 | 13 Oct 2026 | Department for Transport |
| HEN0087 | 13 Oct 2026 | Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise |
| HEN0086 | 13 Oct 2026 | Heathrow Area Transport Forum |
| HEN0085 | 13 Oct 2026 | International Airlines Group |
| HEN0084 | 13 Oct 2026 | Heathrow Strategic Planning Group |
| HEN0083 | 13 Oct 2026 | Peak Economics |
| HEN0082 | 13 Oct 2026 | London Borough of Hillingdon |
| HEN0081 | 13 Oct 2026 | Regional and Business Airports Group |
| HEN0080 | 13 Oct 2026 | Mr Paul McGuinness |
| HEN0079 | 13 Oct 2026 | Peter Hughes |
| HEN0078 | 13 Oct 2026 | Airline Operators Committee |
| HEN0077 | 13 Oct 2026 | Frontier Economics |
| HEN0076 | 15 Sep 2026 | Harmondsworth and Sipson Residents Association |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Williams · Chief Customer and Strategy Officer | Transport for London | 1 |
| Anna Sutherland Bamber · Council Member | National Infrastructure Planning Association | 1 |
| Anthony Smith · Independent Chair | Heathrow Area Transport Forum | 1 |
| Celeste Hicks · Policy Manager | Aviation Environment Federation | 1 |
| Christopher Snelling · Policy Director | Airports UK | 1 |
| Deborah Petty · Member | Molesey Residents Association | 1 |
| Dr Alex Chapman · Senior Economist | New Economics Foundation | 1 |
| Dr James Laird · Director | Peak Economics | 1 |
| Dr Lois Pennington · Research Associate | The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Manchester | 1 |
| Dr Lucy Budd · Honorary Professor of Sustainable Transport | Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney | 1 |
| Elliot Shaw · Chief Customer and Strategy Officer | National Highways | 1 |
| Gordon Dewar · Chief Executive | Edinburgh Airport | 1 |
| Hannah Newell · Director for Heathrow Expansion | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Helen Elsby · Chief Development Officer | Heathrow Airport Limited | 1 |
| Ian Mulheirn · Chief Analyst | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Ian Thynne · Head of Environmental Planning Specialists | Hillingdon Council | 1 |
| John Dickie · Director | Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland | 1 |
| Jonathan Sullivan · Chief Corporate Development Officer | International Airlines Group | 1 |
| Kate Shoesmith · Deputy Chief Executive | Recruitment and Employment Confederation | 1 |
| Keir Mather MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Martin Gilmour · Deputy Director for Heathrow Expansion | Department for Transport | 1 |
| Matt Shepherd · Director | Frontier Economics | 1 |
| Michael Coughlin · Strategic Advisor | Heathrow Strategic Planning Group | 1 |
| Mike Fawcett · Member | Putney Society | 1 |
| Mr Carlton Brown · Chief Executive | Heathrow West Limited (HWL) | 1 |
| Mr Ben Garratt · Deputy Director for Public Affairs | Logistics UK | 1 |
| Mr Christian Hughes · Chairman | Longford Residents Association | 1 |
| Mr Mark Frost · Associate Director | Heathrow Strategic Planning Group | 1 |
| Mr Parmjit Dhanda · Executive Director | Back Heathrow | 1 |
| Ms Alethea Warrington · Head of Aviation, Energy and Heat | Possible | 1 |
| Nigel Wicking · Chief Executive | Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee Limited | 1 |
| Perry Phillips · Aviation Officer | GMB London Region | 1 |
| Professor Alastair Lewis · Professor | University of York | 1 |
| Professor Anna Hansell · Professor of Environmental Epidemiology | University of Leicester | 1 |
| Professor Charlotte Clark · Professor of Environmental Epidemiology | City St George's University of London | 1 |
| Professor Piers Forster CBE · Member | Climate Change Committee | 1 |
| Scott Witchalls · Director, Transport and Infrastructure | Stantec UK | 1 |
| Sophie Dekkers · Chief Commercial Officer | easyJet | 1 |
| Steven Costello · Director | Heathrow Southern Railway Ltd | 1 |
| Stewart Pomeroy · Member | Colne Valley Regional Park Trust | 1 |
| Surinder Arora · Chairman | Heathrow West Limited (HWL) | 1 |
| Thomas Woldbye · Chief Executive | Heathrow Airport Ltd | 1 |
| Tim Johnson · Interim Executive Director for Consumers, Markets, and Communications | Civil Aviation Authority | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 1 Sep 2026 | To committee | Letter from the Chief Analyst, Department for Transport relating to the Heathrow expansion economic case, dated 28 August 2026 |
| 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 |