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Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement

Inquiry

The Government has published a draft of the National Policy Statement (NPS) that would be used as the basis for making a decision on whether to grant planning consent for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

The Transport Committee is holding an inquiry to scrutinise the draft Heathrow Expansion NPS, including the extent to which it provides clear guidance about how to assess a proposed runway scheme, and the robustness of the assumptions and requirements in the NPS and its associated documents.

Read the Call for Evidence here.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 12:00pm on 23 July 2026.

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Tuesday 15 September 2026
3:30pm Private
4:00pm Public
Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement - Oral evidence 15 September 2026
4:00pm
  • Anthony Smith (Independent Chair at Heathrow Area Transport Forum)
  • Alex Williams (Chief Customer and Strategy Officer at Transport for London)
  • Elliot Shaw (Chief Customer and Strategy Officer at National Highways)
  • Steven Costello (Director at Heathrow Southern Railway Ltd)
5:00pm
  • Ian Thynne (Head of Environmental Specialists at London Borough of Hillingdon)
  • Mr Mark Frost (Associate Director at Heathrow Strategic Planning Group)
  • Michael Coughlin (Strategic Advisor at Heathrow Strategic Planning Group)
  • Anna Sutherland Bamber (Council Member at National Infrastructure Planning Association)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 9 September 2026
9:15am Public
Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement - Oral evidence 9 September 2026
9:15am
  • Jonathan Sullivan (Chief Corporate Development Officer at International Airlines Group)
  • Sophie Dekkers (Chief Commercial Officer at easyJet)
  • Mr Ben Garratt (Interim Director of Policy and Communications at Logistics UK)
  • Nigel Wicking (Chief Executive at Airline Operators Committee)
  • Dr Lucy Budd (Honorary Professor of Sustainable Transport at Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney)
10:15am
  • Gordon Dewar (Chief Executive at Edinburgh Airport)
  • Christopher Snelling (Policy Director at Airports UK)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 8 September 2026
3:30pm Private
4:00pm Public
Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement - Oral evidence 8 September 2026
4:00pm
  • Ms Alethea Warrington (Head of Aviation, Energy and Heat at Possible)
  • Dr Lois Pennington (Research Associate at The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Manchester)
  • Celeste Hicks (Policy Manager at Aviation Environment Federation)
5:00pm
  • Professor Anna Hansell (Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at University of Leicester)
  • Professor Alastair Lewis (Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at The University of York)
  • Professor Charlotte Clark (Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at City St George's University of London)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 2 September 2026
9:15am Public
Scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement - Oral evidence 2 September 2026
9:15am
  • Dr Alex Chapman (Head of Economic and Environmental Policy at New Economics Foundation)
  • Dr James Laird (Director at Peak Economics)
  • Ian Mulheirn (Chief Analyst at Department for Transport)
  • Matt Shepherd (Director at Frontier Economics)
10:30am
  • Perry Phillips (Aviation Officer at GMB London Region)
  • John Dickie (Chief Executive at BusinessLDN)
  • Kate Shoesmith (Director of Policy and Insights at British Chambers of Commerce)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

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