Request ID: FOI-0903-2122 Date published: 12 August 2021
You asked
1 How much money has the council, including as part of the 2M group or any other coalition of councils, paid for legal services, including any retainers, agreements, contracts, from Harrison Grant Solicitors and any other legal professionals, relating to opposing or appealing any government decision to expand Heathrow airport in the period April 2020 to July 2021.
2 Full disclosure of all money spent by the council, including as part of the 2M group or any other coalition of councils, on campaigning against Heathrow expansion, including but not limited to research, legal services, public relations, advertising, marketing, community engagement, referendums, consultations and stakeholders relations in the period.
3 Full disclosure of support (both in funding and in kind) given to the following groups between April 2020 to July 2021 and to any other anti-Heathrow expansion group:
HACAN
Stop Heathrow Expansion (SHE)
AirportWatch
2M group
Teddington Action Group
Brentford Noise
Ealing Aircraft Noise Action Group
Chiswick Against Third Runway
Residents Against Aircraft Noise Berkshire
BASH Runway 3
Slough & District Against Runway 3
Englefield Green Action Group
Hammersmith & Fulham No 3rd Runway
Richmond Heathrow Campaign
No 3rd Runway Coalition
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-0903-2122
Thank you for your request received on 4 August 2021 asking for information about the proposed Heathrow Airport expansion.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.
We can confirm that there was no spend by Transport for London on the activities listed in your request.
If this is not the information you are looking for please feel free to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London