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| Heathrow owner halts UK investment over Brexit | Heathrow owner halts UK investment over Brexit |
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| The Spanish owner of Heathrow airport has said that uncertainty over the UK's exit from the EU has put a halt on further investment in the UK. | The Spanish owner of Heathrow airport has said that uncertainty over the UK's exit from the EU has put a halt on further investment in the UK. |
| Ferrovial chairman Rafael del Pino said he saw "no opportunities" in the UK, Spain's ABC newspaper reported. | Ferrovial chairman Rafael del Pino said he saw "no opportunities" in the UK, Spain's ABC newspaper reported. |
| But Heathrow said he was not referring to future investments in its business. | |
| Mr del Pino said that Brexit might in fact have "positive side effects", including, possibly, a more favourable attitude to the expansion of Heathrow. | |
| A public consultation on a third runway at Heathrow ends on 25 May. | A public consultation on a third runway at Heathrow ends on 25 May. |
| Later this year or early next year, MPs are expected to be asked to vote on the runway. It would end decades of debate over how to expand airport capacity in south-eastern England. | Later this year or early next year, MPs are expected to be asked to vote on the runway. It would end decades of debate over how to expand airport capacity in south-eastern England. |
| Ferrovial also owns stakes in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports. | Ferrovial also owns stakes in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports. |
| Those businesses help make the UK one of Ferrovial's most important markets, with about 30% of its revenue generated in the country. | Those businesses help make the UK one of Ferrovial's most important markets, with about 30% of its revenue generated in the country. |
| However, Mr del Pino is taking a "prudent" attitude to the UK. | However, Mr del Pino is taking a "prudent" attitude to the UK. |
| "Nobody, not even the UK, knows how the process and consequences will be carried out," he said. | "Nobody, not even the UK, knows how the process and consequences will be carried out," he said. |