Airports (Hansard, 14 July 2003)

§ Miss McIntosh
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total cost was of the consultation exercise on airports policy. [123863]

§ Mr. McNulty
Since July last year to date, "The Future Development of Air Transport in the United Kingdom" consultation is estimated to have cost around £4,200,000, inclusive of VAT.

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received about airport expansion. [125479]

§ Mr. McNulty
The national consultation ended on 30 June. We estimate that at least 300,000 responses have been received from across the UK. This includes formal responses, questionnaires, petitions and other representations.