HL Deb 01 May 2001 vol 625 c87WA
Lord Gilmour of Craigmillar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have given any indication to the British Airports Authority (BAA), or anyone else, that BAA will be given planning permission to build a fifth terminal at Heathrow Airport. [HL1882]

Lord Whitty

No. The public inquiry into the proposed fifth terminal at Heathrow opened on 16 May 1995 and closed on 17 March 1999. The inquiry inspector delivered his report to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions on 20 December 2000. No decision on the inspector's report has yet been taken. A decision will be reached as soon as possible, consistent with full and careful consideration of the report.