Airports: Finance
Commons · Question 110873 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support, including business rates relief, direct financial assistance, or other fiscal measures, is being offered to regional airports in England; and how this compares to the support provided to Heathrow
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 10 Feb 2026
The UK aviation market operates predominantly in the private sector. It is not possible for the Government to quantify, and therefore keep a record of, support received by airport, given different airports are subject to different regulatory and policy me...