Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 December 2007. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 17 December 2007 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Heathrow Airport: Roads

Question: (2) whether she has plans to implement congestion charging along road access routes to Heathrow.

Answer: Our consultation ““Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport”” and the supporting ““Surface Access”” technical report describe a range of possible demand management measures, including congestion charging, which were examined in the course of assessing the options for further Heathrow development. No such measures are thought necessary in order to ensure that local air quality limits are met in the vicinity of an expanded airport, if, after consultation, policy approval for airport expansion is confirmed, it would be for the airport operator, as part of a comprehensive transport assessment, to work with the Highways Agency and local authorities to identify the extent of any action to be taken.

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