Commenting on the latest delay to a government decision on a new runway in the South East, John Longworth, BCC Director General, said:
“Businesses will see this as a gutless move by a government that promised a clear decision on a new runway by the end of the year.
“Business will question whether ministers are delaying critical upgrades to our national infrastructure for legitimate reasons, or to satisfy short-term political interests.
“Businesses across Britain will be asking whether there is any point in setting up an Airports Commission – or the recently-announced National Infrastructure Commission – if political considerations are always going to trump big decisions in the national interest.
“The Commission has said that a new runway should be built at Heathrow, and quickly. Expansion at other airports is needed too.Ministers need to stop prevaricating and get on with doing what the country sorely needs.”
