Lord Allen of Kensington – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Allen of Kensington on 2016-09-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the growth potential of Birmingham International Airport.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The government recognises the important contribution that airports across the UK make. The government made clear in its Aviation Policy Framework, that regional airports make a vital contribution to the growth and recovery of regional and local economies and their role in helping to accommodate wider forecast growth in demand for aviation in the UK. Birmingham Airport completed an extension to its runway in 2014 to encourage operation of larger aircraft flying to more long-haul destinations.