Heathrow Airport: Debts
Commons · Question 126685 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Heathrow Airport's debt on her policies on a third runway at Heathrow.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 21 Apr 2026
As a private company, Heathrow Airport's financing decisions are a matter for the airport. Since this is a private sector project, it is up to the potential promoters to develop and finance expansion proposals, and to demonstrate that any scheme is financ...