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Commons · Question 93801 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 28 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review of the Airports National Policy Statement will include steps to increase access to careers (a) as pilots (b) in aviation generally.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 28 Nov 2025

A review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) was launched on 22 October. It provides the primary basis for decision making on development consent applications for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The current ANPS sets out that any promoter...