Enquiry open on airport expansion and environmental targets

The Environmental Audit Committee have issued a call for evidence on 'Airport expansion and climate and nature targets'.

Key summary

The Environmental Audit Committee has issued a call for evidence on 'Airport expansion and climate and nature targets'.

The enquiry aims to establish the targets which Ministers ought to ensure are met under its policy to support airport expansion.

The enquiry will examine the provisions of the current Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS).

The ANPS specifies the mitigation of adverse impacts on health and quality of life from noise.

The enquiry will examine how the ANPS provisions are supported by evidence and projections on aviation growth.

The enquiry is accepting written evidence.

The deadline for written evidence is April 24th.

There is a "call for evidence."

Enquiry open on airport expansion and environmental targets

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The Environmental Audit Committee have issued a call for evidence on 'Airport expansion and climate and nature targets'.  The enquiry aims to establish the targets which Ministers ought to ensure are met under its policy to support airport expansion. This includes examining to what extent the provisions of the current Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) (which specifies the mitigation of adverse impacts on health and quality of life from noise) are supported by current evidence and projections on aviation growth. The enquiry is accepting written evidence until April 24th.

 

See call for evidence