My hon. Friend raises an important point. I agree about the importance of securing the Heathrow link. I repeat what I have said previously in relation to the possibilities of an estuary airport: the problems in relation to cost, environmental impacts and the need to close Heathrow airport and London City airport are likely to be insuperable barriers to its being pursued further.
High-speed Rail
Proceeding contribution from
Louise Ellman
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 December 2013.
It occurred during Select Committee statement on High-speed Rail.
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