Airports: Finance
Commons · Question 28932 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) debt levels and (b) regulated asset base gearing by UK airports.
Answer
Answered by Mike Kane, 13 Feb 2025
The UK aviation sector operates predominantly within the private market, and decisions regarding asset financing are at the discretion of individual airports and their owners. Heathrow Airport is unique amongst UK airports in maintaining an active Regulat...