(a)[4]
HAA said ‘the new runway would benefit the wider economy’. Explain why this claim could be valid.
(b)[4]
Explain why dropping off passengers could be classified as an externality and suggest one method of addressing this externality.
(c)[5]
Airport infrastructure belongs to private owners and generates income for them. Consider why, in this case, the government would pay £1.2 billion towards the cost of motorway alterations.
(d)[7]
Consider whether the information in the HAA proposal was mostly factual evidence or opinion and comment on whether you would support the proposal.