196501-328238 FOI Legal

Short Description
Heathrow expansion
Reference number
FOI196501-328238
Date
07/03/2023
Request

I would like to submit a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful if you could provide me with the following information:
 
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, con-tracts, from Harrison Grant Solicitors and any other legal professionals, relating to op-posing or appealing any government decision to expand Heathrow airport in the peri-od 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, in-cluding but not limited to research, legal services, public relations, advertising, mar-keting, community engagement, referendums, consultations and stakeholders rela-tions 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

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