PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(5 February 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has of the potential impact of expanding Heathrow Airport on Scottish exports.
Asked by:
Alison Taylor (Labour)
Asked by:
Alison Taylor (Labour)
Answer
The benefits from Heathrow expansion are not just in London and the South East but the entire UK, with the Frontier Economics analysis estimating that over half (60%) of the benefits would be in the rest of the UK.
This could increase trade opportunities for products like Scotch whiskey and Scottish salmon - already two of the biggest British exports out of Heathrow.
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