To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether (a) Ministers and (b) staff were invited to participate in the project for the sustainable development of Heathrow; whether they participated; and if he will make a statement. (176958)

Both Ministers and officials in DEFRA engage regularly with colleagues at the Department for Transport on matters relating to Heathrow which affect DEFRA lead policy responsibilities: notably on air quality, noise and climate change impacts.