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Speakers for the motion:

• Tom Kelly Corporate Communications Director of BAA, Tony Blair’s Official Spokesman (2001 -2007).

• Ric Lewis Chief Executive of Curzon Global Capital, London First board member and chair of the London First Heathrow steering group.

• Lord Soley Campaign Director of Future Heathrow, an alliance of trade unions, business groups, airlines and professional associations which support the airport’s sustainable modernization; former Labour MP.

Speakers against the motion:

• Vince Cable Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and MP for Twickenham.

• Sir Peter Hall Professor of Planning and Regeneration, University College London, and President of the Town and Country Planning Association.

• Mark Lynas Climate change writer and activist, author of “Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet”.

The debate was chaired by Sir Clement Freud Award winning journalist, author and broadcaster.