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Heathrow Airport expansion consultation launched
A consultation document considering the impact on local residents of the government's proposals for further expansion at Heathrow Airport has been launched. The Department for Transport document has been set a November 9th deadline for responses to the Equalities Impact Assessment of the Heathrow expansion plans. The initial consultation entitled ‘Adding Capacity at Heathrow Airport' attracted more than 70,000 respondents from individuals, businesses and organisations. Jim Fitzpatrick, the aviation minister, announced the consultation and explained that proposals would only be allowed to go ahead if compliance with specified criteria can be assured. He said: 'While Heathrow is vital to the UK's economy, we have always made clear that expansion will only go ahead if strict local environmental conditions on air quality and noise can be met. 'It will look specifically at whether there are groups of individuals who would feel the effects of development more keenly, either positively or negatively, as a result of their particular sensitivity to the impacts. ' A new report from the Sustainability Commission has recently concluded that the government should reconsider all the evidence, some of which has altered, before making a decision on the airport's future.
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