if it doesn't legally matter, why did heathrow airport limited have it in the statement of principles way for heathrow recovering costs off the taxpayer when things go wrong stop it up this is in the nature of the standard document and with the government took advice. and what the document does is simply to allow heathrow airport limited to reserve rights that it would normally have under commercial law while making clear that the department has no liabilities in respect of the issues board. we as a department are clear that the disagreement is not legally binding, it is not created an expectation. it doesn't give heathrow the right to claim damages, losses or any relief. but heathrow retains rights of its own. there may be some circumstances in the future with some future government possibly have a different political persuasion. which did create a liability convention. they would than be under obligation to present to parliament in the normal way and heathrow airport might in the exercise of its legal rights have the ability to sue them in some respect. but that is not touched on by

but can he confirm that given in the heathrow airport limited statement of principles that there is aovery clause for heathrow in the event that the project does not proceed after this decision, that this could mean taxpayers have to pick up a bill that cost billions and billions of pounds. this project cannot pass the development consent order stage unless the airport can demonstrate that it will meet air quality guidelines. it really does beggar belief that the words climate change didn't pass his mouth once during the statement. in his department's most recent aviation forecast, there is no scenario in which expansion at heathrow is compatible with meeting the government's own commitments under the climate change act to limit air passenger growth to 60% by 2050, and those same projections imply that if this runway is approved, aviation will take up over half of uk entire carbon budget by 2050 which is absurd. but other mps were delighted with the news. i must be honest, initially support for heathrow was counterintuitive for myself from a scottish perspective. but engaging with sco

given in the heathrow airport limited statement of principles, there is a cost recovery clause for heathrowthe event that the project does not proceed after this decision, that this could mean taxpayers have to pick up a bill that costs billions and billions of pounds? the government denied taxpayers would be liable. others were worried about the environmental dimension. it really does beggar belief that that the words climate change didn't pass his mouth once during the statement. in his department's most recent aviation forecast, there is no scenario in which expansion at heathrow is compatible with meeting the government's own commitments under the climate change act. some mps were delighted with the news. now, i must be honest. initially, supporting heathrow was counterintuitive for myself and actually for my scottish perspective, but engaging the scottish airports, all but one actually support expansion at heathrow. the various scottish chambers of commerce all support expansion heathrow as well because they recognise the business benefits it can actually bring to scotland. can i congr

heathrow now handles more passengers today than all uk airports in the 1980s. this is... we have a huge influx of people wanting to get flights and if you limitu get more cancellations. and especially in this, brexit, when the uk claims to be open and global, you need that third runway. the uk is falling behind china and others. this must behind china and others. this must be done. i do not think there are many who would argue we do not need another runway. the question is aware? john is one. aviation is a huge problem. we do not need any more airport runways. whether we do to deal with britain in a post brexit world? do not need runways. you need fibre optic broadband and all the rest of it. aeroplanes are dirty, polluting ways of travelling. and we need fewer of them, not more. so, it is not going to happen at heathrow anyway because it is the only major hub airport in europe thatis only major hub airport in europe that is in the middle of a city. there are just to be people who are going to be affected. the court will say he does not make sense? the pollution and the noise are too much. the solution really is to bring in real environmental

heathrow airport have been approved by the government. the proposed expansion has faced fierce opposition from campaigners who say it will breach the uk's legal limits pollution, but the transport secretary, chris grayling, has told the commons that expansion will allow britain to keep pace with other international economies, and that the benefits of the scheme will stretch far beyond london. the proposals will be voted on by mps within weeks. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. this isn't down on the farm, it is london's vast airport at heathrow, a scene of dense daily activity. when first build, heathrow was meant to provide all the airport capacity needed by london. when finished, the result will be an airport worthy of the world's metropolis. 70 years later it is bursting at the seams, there is not enough space for more flights. politicians have been arguing about how to expand airports capacity in the south—east for decades, but today the government threw its weight firmly behind a third runway at heathrow. expansion at heathrow will bring real benefits gci’oss at heathrow will bring real benefits across the country, including a bo

heathrow airport are expected to be approved by ministers today. the expansion has faced fierce opposition from campaigners who say it will breach the uk's legal limitsr pollution. mps could be asked to vote on the issue within weeks. jon donnison reports. heathrow is already one of the world's busiest airports. the debate over whether it should be even bigger, with a third runway, has been going on for decades. its long divided opinion, notjust amongst the public, but also within the cabinet. we believe a third runway for heathrow is a best option for oui’ for heathrow is a best option for our future, it's the for heathrow is a best option for ourfuture, it's the best for heathrow is a best option for our future, it's the best for the whole country to create better connectivity to the different regions of the united kingdom and to provide the best trade links to the world. but that's a far cry from the foreign secretary, boris johnson, who once offered this pledge to heathrow expansion protesters.” will lie down with you in front of those bulldozers and stop the building, stop the construction of that third runway. heathrow‘s owners say a third runw

heathrow airport have been approved by the government. the proposed expansion has faced fierce opposition from campaigners who say it will breach the uk's legal limitslution — but the transport secretary chris grayling has told the commons that expansion will allow britain to keep pace with other international economies, and that the benefits of the scheme will stretch far beyond london. the proposals will be voted on by mps within weeks. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. this isn't down on the farm, it is london's vast airport at heathrow, scene of intense daily activity. when it was first built, heathrow was meant to provide all the airport capacity london needed. it's a long and involved business but when finished, the result will be an airport worthy of the world's metropolis. 70 years later, it is bursting at the seams. there simply is not enough space for any more flights. politicians have been arguing about how to expand airport capacity in the south—east for decades, but today the government threw its weight firmly behind a third runway at heathrow. expansion at heathrow will bring real benefits across the country, including a

principles is clear that it does not give heathrow airport ltd the right to claim any costs or losses from government should the scheme not proceed. announce limitst is inconsequential relative to the amount of heat energy required. so what actions will the prime minister take to ensure the future of the renewable energy project? the honourable gentleman has raised a specific incident about the grangemouth renewable energy project and my right honourable friend the secretary of state for scotland will be happy to meet and discuss the issue with him. a majority of my colleague constituents want to see their trains arrive without delay, and the majority of them want to see brexit arrive without delay. please can we now deliver it? cani can i say to my honourable friend that we are taking action in relation to the issues on the ra i lwa ys relation to the issues on the railways to ensure we do see the trains arriving without delay and we will be leaving the eu on the 29th of march 2019 and the intimidation period will last until the end of december 20 20. that is our commitment and that is what will happen. my my constituent georgie is ten years old

people tend to think of heathrow as a passenger airport — actually it's our biggest freight port — as much about trade as passenger coi'ii'iectioi'is. the revolt will be fairly limitedy limited. 70 or80 mps the revolt will be fairly limited. 70 or 80 mps will back theresa may. it is almost a certainty it will go through. you might think that is the end of it. but hang on, this has a long—running saga, going on been a long—running saga, going on for nearly 50 years. first, we will get a battery of legal challenges from some local councils, environmental groups, the mayor of london, local residents, and the real danger is if this process gets snarled up work on heathrow does not begin until after the next election. the danger there is ifjeremy corbyn was to win, then would he ordered a rethink? he was asked this morning, would he ripped up the plans for heathrow. this is what he said. would he ripped up the plans for heathrow. this is what he saidm depends what the state of it is by then. we will look carefully at airport capacity across the south—east. because there is underused capacity at both luton and stansted. i think there is a need to up stansted. i think ther

a third runway at heathrow airport are expected to be approved by ministers today the expansion has faced fierce opposition from campaigners who say it will breach the uk's legal limitsr pollution as well as dividing parties across the political spectrum. mps could now be asked to vote on the proposals within weeks. jon donnison reports. heathrow is already one of the world's busiest airports. the debate over whether it should be even bigger, with a third runway, has been going on for decades. it's long divided opinion, not just amongst the public, but also within the cabinet. we believe a third runway for heathrow is the best option for ourfuture, it's the best for the whole country to create better connectivity to the different regions of the united kingdom, and to provide the best trade links to the world. but that's a far cry from the foreign secretary, boris johnson, who once offered this pledge to heathrow expansion protesters. i will lie down with you in front of those bulldozers and stop the building, stop the construction of that third runway. heathrow‘s owners say a third runway would cost around £14 billion, but would increase capacity from 85 million to 1

heathrow airport. you can't do both. climate change is already here. we are seeing devastating floods throughout the world including in the uk. we are seeing record temperatures. some asian cities are experiencing summer temperatures at the limitodies can injure. we are in a climate crisis and heathrow is going to massively increase the emissions going into the atmosphere which will cause even more damaged even more people. it's a key test for whether oui’ people. it's a key test for whether our politicians are serious about getting to grips with climate change. some people listening will say they hear that and take it on board, but at the same time the economy is critical especially in the post—brexit world. the government say this expansion of heathrow would create something like 114,000 heathrow would create something like 11a,000 extra jobs and that simply britain can't afford not to do this. 0therwise britain can't afford not to do this. otherwise it would lose out too much to its competitors. i don't agree because there's a lot of green jobs that could be created if the government was serious about investing in those. for the last few yea rs investing in those. for the last few years we've seen an investing in those. for