Hillingdon Council is one of four councils urging the Government to give up their plans to expand Heathrow following a Parliamentary report pointing out that the Government can't demonstrate the airport can achieve legal environmental limits. 

The report, issued today by the cross party cross party Environmental Audit Committee, states that there is little evidence that Heathrow can expand without continuing to exceed legal limits on air pollution.

Hillingdon, Richmond Wandsworth and Windsor and Maidenhead councils are campaigning to stop the expansion of the airport.

Cllr Ray Puddifoot, Leader of Hillingdon Council, said: "We've told the government time and time again that a new runway at Heathrow will make already illegal air pollution levels around the airport worse and cause damage to the environment and to the wellbeing of people.

“This latest report proves that the government has been misleading the public and highlights the negative impact that expansion of Heathrow will have on the environment — yet still the government refuses to accept that it is breaking the law on the very important issue of air quality and pollution.

“The current consultation by the Department for Transport is incomplete and unbalanced, and doesn't even mention the fact that Heathrow already contributes to illegal levels of air pollution which would increase with expansion.”

Today’s report also highlights that there is no precise timing provided for a night flight ban — one of the proposals put forward to alleviate pollution.