Request ID: FOI-3286-2223 Date published: 27 March 2023
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 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022.
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 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022 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
TfL Ref: FOI-3286-2223 Thank you for your request which we received on 7 March 2023, asking about how much money TfL spent on legal services and campaigns relating to the expansion of Heathrow Airport. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that TfL spent no monies on this for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal. Yours sincerely Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
