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  • Dissolution of LFEPA (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 02 December 2015
    Fiona Twycross AM: I wanted to correct the impression that was given that the way it has been operating at the moment has been simply about opposition Members [on LFEPA] getting at the Mayor. The fact is that the Mayor has insisted on managing by Direction even when there has not been an impasse, including on issues over which there has been cross‑party agreement by LFEPA Members. I just wondered if you could focus a little bit on what impact the Mayor’s insistence on management by Direction has had. To be honest, we have had Directions on all sorts of...

  • Dissolution of LFEPA (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Richard Tracey
    • Meeting date: 02 December 2015
    Richard Tracey AM: Chairman, probably this is one for you as the politician of the two of you. The fact is, surely, that government, particularly local government, has been changing very considerably over recent years. That is accepted. The straight point to you: is it not correct that perhaps LFEPA in its current form is out of date and past its sell‑by date, really?

  • New Technology (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 02 December 2015
    Fiona Twycross AM: We obviously have to make sensible use of resources in the face of cuts. Some of the new technology that could come online is really interesting and will offer exciting possibilities, but do you agree with the Londoner who contacted me yesterday to say that £283,000 for a website rebuild is bordering on scandalous?

  • Meagre benefits from a third runway

    • Reference: 2015/2493
    • Question by: Darren Johnson
    • Meeting date: 08 September 2015
    What proportion of new passenger journeys generated by a third runway by 2031 would be new origin and destination flights, as opposed to international transfers and passengers swapping from other British airports?

  • Effect on the Environment of a Third Runway

    • Reference: 2015/2495
    • Question by: Valerie Shawcross
    • Meeting date: 08 September 2015
    Is it possible to expand Heathrow Airport without having a negative effect on London's environment and the health of Londoners?

  • Subject: 3rd Runway Mitigation (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: James Cleverly
    • Meeting date: 08 September 2015
    James Cleverly AM MP: In your explanation as to why Atlanta and O’Hare are able to have almost double the air movements that Heathrow has, we are at 400,000 and something and they are at 800,000 and something air movements. Is that right?

  • Meagre benefits from a third runway (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Fiona Twycross
    • Meeting date: 08 September 2015
    Fiona Twycross AM: In answer to a question earlier, you suggested that Gatwick would not deliver more long-haul flights, but your report’s analysis shows that by 2050 Heathrow will deliver 133 long‑haul routes while Gatwick will deliver 131 and both airports will deliver a total of 405 destinations. Given your view that a key objective for expansion should be to facilitate new connections or more marginal long-haul routes to emerging markets, is it not the case that both airports actually fulfil this objective?

  • Meagre benefits from a third runway (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Andrew Boff
    • Meeting date: 08 September 2015
    Andrew Boff AM: Sir Howard, could you tell me how many domestic destinations will be served by Heathrow by 2030?

  • Meagre benefits from a third runway (Supplementary) [5]

    • Question by: Valerie Shawcross
    • Meeting date: 08 September 2015
    Valerie Shawcross CBE AM: Thank you, Sir Howard. I am just looking at the table on NPV and social benefits on page 147 [of the Airports Commission’s final report]. Without being economists, we are trying to grapple with the issue of calculating the benefits and costs and the negative and positive aspects of the proposal. While you say Gatwick is a feasible proposal, you are saying the economic benefits would be considerably smaller than Heathrow. If you look at the bottom line of the calculations you have done - and I accept there are a lot of variables in here...

  • Utilising Capacity at Airports in the South East. (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Navin Shah
    • Meeting date: 08 September 2015
    Navin Shah AM: Following up Caroline’s question on surface transport, Sir Howard, could I explore further the surface access investment issue? Your Commission estimates the surface access investment required for servicing an expanded Heathrow will be £5.7 billion. If you look at that against the TfL estimate, it reckons the sum required will be £20 billion, which is four times higher than your estimate. I believe this is due to the fact that the Airports Commission has included a number of unapproved and unfunded schemes in its assumptions of what the transport situation will be around 2030. Is that not...