HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c200W
18. Mr. John Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the ability of current airport capacity to meet demand for air travel over the next 10 years. [63732]

Mr. Spellar

We are currently finalising a series of regional consultation documents on airports and air services, between them covering the whole of the UK, which we intend to publish shortly. These consultation documents include an assessment of current airport capacity to meet demand for air travel up to 2030, and identify the capacity enhancements which might be required over that period under a range of policy scenarios.