Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to the publication of the Davies report, said:

“We will scrutinise closely the important work that Sir Howard Davies is doing, including his report today. It is vital that we take decisions about our airport capacity, including in the South-East, which are important for Britain’s competitiveness.

“It is good to see that the original Heathrow proposal for a third runway, of which we were sceptical, has been taken off the table, and that this work is taking place within the context of our ongoing climate change commitments.

“As the Commission now looks in greater detail at specific proposals it remains crucial that they take into account the need to minimise local and environmental impacts of increased capacity.”

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