§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will hold a public exhibition of the proposals for an additional runway at Heathrow in Spelthorne during the extended period of consultations. [85225]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 3 December 2002]: As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport announced to Parliament on 28 November 2002 Official Report, columns 474–75, the consultation on airports capacity will be kept open until we have consulted on options in relation to Gatwick. We will publish a further consultation document in the new year.
We will set out our plans for the remaining stage of the consultation process when we publish the further consultation paper in the new year.