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After nearly 20 years of debate, the government has finally approved the controversial plan to construct a third runway at Heathrow airport, despite opposition from campaigners<\/h2>\n

The transport secretary,\u00a0Chris Grayling<\/a>, said the announcement represented a \u201chistoric moment\u201d that indicated the government had a clear vision to build \u201ca Britain fit for the future\u201d.<\/p>\n

Announcing\u00a0\u00a32.6bn in compensation for residents\u00a0and noise abatement measures he said it would only proceed if air quality obligations<\/a> were met.<\/p>\n

The scheme, Grayling vowed, would be funded entirely privately and while the expansion was a “number of years away”, he believed it could be concluded by 2026.<\/p>\n

In a statement to MPs, he said: \u201cToday I\u2019m laying before parliament our final proposal for an airports national policy statement which signals our commitment to securing global connectivity, creating tens of thousands of local jobs and apprenticeships, and boosting our economy for future generations by expanding Heathrow airport.\u201d<\/p>\n

MPs will be asked to vote on the expansion plans by 11 July.<\/p>\n

The last Labour government supported the Heathrow expansion<\/a> and won a vote on it in 2009, but that plan was discarded \u2013 and the idea of expansion put on hold for five years \u2013 by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition formed after the 2010 election.<\/p>\n

But the proposal of expansion was resurrected and has since been backed by the Conservatives. Ministers approved a draft national airports policy statement in October setting out the conditions for a new runway, Parliament has yet to give its approval for detailed planning to begin.<\/p>\n

Former transport secretary Justine Greening, a leading opponent of the scheme, said: \u201cThis decision is not only wrong for the UK and its competitiveness, it\u2019s also wrong for London communities who will be blighted by the pollution from Heathrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caroline Lucas, the Green party MP, also pointed out that there was no reference to \u201cclimate change\u201d by the transport secretary during his statement, questioning his commitment to the environment.<\/p>\n

Campaigners argue that a new runway will breach the UK’s legal limits on air pollution<\/a> and increase noise pollution with an extra 700 planes a day.<\/p>\n

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