The presentation of the Commission's recommendation this morning by Sir Howard Davies was an overwhelming endorsement of the Heathrow 3rd Runway.
What was clear coming out of that presentation was that Heathrow is vastly the best choice in the national interest.
This was made crystal clear again in the questions asked of the Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, after he delivered a statement on the Davies Report. I used my question to reinforce Davies' statement that the regions of the UK were overwhelmingly in favour of Heathrow. This was echoed across the House with interventions from Scotland, Northern Ireland, the North East and Yorkshire.
Ken Clarke, a former Chancellor among many posts, and with no direct constituency interest in the debate, spoke for many in praising the diligence of the Davies Commission and urging that a decision is taken soon and taken in the national interest.
To see the full debate, please follow the following link: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2015-07-01/debates/15070135000002/DaviesCommissionReport