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A recent vote in the House of Commons has allowed MPs across the board to support controversial plans to expand Heathrow airport by building a third runway<\/a><\/h2>\n

The government secured a majority with 415 votes to 119 in favour of the Heathrow expansion.<\/p>\n

The Conservatives were urged to back the plans, while Labour’s official position was to oppose the expansion.<\/p>\n

Welcoming the Heathrow expansion is\u00a0“premier business organisation”, CBI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Director-General of CBI, Carolyn Fairbairn, said:<\/p>\n

“Fifty years in the making, this is a truly historic decision that will open the doors to a new era in the UK’s global trading relationships.<\/p>\n

“Parliament’s approval to build the new runway at Heathrow will lift prosperity across the country, and has long been seen as vital for firms, especially exporters.<\/p>\n

“The race for global competitiveness well underway and the UK must now be quick off the mark – work on the new runway should start as soon as possible. the prize is tens of thousands of jobs and billions of pounds of growth for the British economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“As the UK forges a new path to trade, we must also make the best us of existing runways in regions across the country. a truly global Britain will need increased connections and routes from the whole of the UK, now and for the future.”<\/p>\n

Across the UK, the CBI speaks on behalf of 190,000 businesses of all sizes and sectors. The CBI’s corporate members together employ nearly 7 million people, about one third of private sector employees.<\/p>\n

Further industry encouragement comes from professional services firm, WYG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rajiv Sudan, Business Development Director at WYG added:<\/p>\n

“We welcome and are encouraged by the recent announcement by Government to progress with Heathrow\u2019s expansion plans and the building of a third runway.<\/p>\n

“This is hugely positive for the construction sector<\/a> and the UK at large \u2013 especially in light of Heathrow\u2019s commitment to regional logistics hubs ensuring the whole of the country benefits from this investment.<\/p>\n

“The Government now needs to give similar unequivocal backing and funding to other key projects such Crossrail 2 and the redevelopment of Old Oak and Park Royal. 2018 has been designated the Year of Engineering \u2013 what better way to recognise this than to commit to a pipeline of infrastructure projects that will transform the UK in terms of competitiveness and social responsibility.”<\/p>\n

However, despite agreeing with the benefits that the Heathrow expansion will bring, Mathew Riley, Managing Director at Ramboll UK<\/a>, shared his concerns over government power in making vital decisions that impact UK infrastructure:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst this is good news for the economy and our industry, the reality is that is has taken successive governments 20 years to make a decision, and we still have the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn saying he may reverse this decision if Labour form the next government.<\/p>\n

“This whole process serves to demonstrate why politics alone cannot be allowed to dictate the fundamental needs of critical infrastructure in the UK.<\/p>\n

“The National Infrastructure Commission<\/a> need to be given more power to influence long term plans, as the current approach provides little reassurance to investors, who we will rely on to finance these investments.<\/p>\n

“Going forward, it is essential that the government now provide full and consistent backing for this important addition to UK infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the vote shows promise for the Heathrow expansion,\u00a0Transport Secretary Chris Grayling stated in the Commons that the vote does not give\u00a0planning permission<\/a>\u00a0to the project, but permits work to continue on its development.<\/p>\n

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