§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many additional aircraft movements he estimates as a result of the construction of a fifth terminal at Heathrow.
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§ Mr. NorrisMy Department does not produce forecasts for aircraft movements. The number of aircraft movements at Heathrow and its relation to terminal capacity may well be a matter for debate at the public inquiry into a fifth terminal.
§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his Department's estimate of the number of passengers transferring to the new rail link from Paddington to Heathrow from(a) private cars, (b) tube and (c) road public transport.
§ Mr. NorrisI understand that the Heathrow link is expected to carry about 6 million passengers a year. The Department has not produced detailed estimates of transfer from each alternative mode.
§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many additional passenger journeys to and from Heathrow airport he estimates will result from the construction of a fifth terminal at Heathrow by(a) rail and (b) road; and what is his estimate of the numbers travelling by road by (a) public transport and (b) private cars.
§ Mr. NorrisThe Department will be working on figures as part of its examination of the British Airports Authority's proposals for a fifth terminal.
Some estimates of this kind have been prepared by BAA and are contained in the environmental statement issued in connection with its planning application for a fifth terminal. I am putting a copy in the House Library.