§ 61. Mr. LYONSasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what arrangements have now been made for the development of a site in Essex for a central airport for London; whether any alternative sites are under consideration; and what transportation facilities are available to and from Central London for the site selected?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThere is at present no information which I could add to that which I gave to my hon. and learned Friend on 20th May last.
§ Mr. LYONSCan my right hon. Friend say whether the Court of Common Council has given approval to the site in Essex, and whether consideration of any further site is before the Council or not?
§ Sir P. SASSOONWe have received no formal application from the City of London, nor from other authorities.
§ Mr. LYONSWhile thanking my right hon. Friend for what he has said, is he satisfied that the Fairlop site is sufficiently centrally situated to be of real assistance in view of the existing transport facilities?
| Information is available for hackney and goods vehicles only and for the years indicated in the statement which follows. The figures relate to vehicles for which licences were current at any time during the quarter ended 30th September, 1935. | ||||||
| Hackney Vehicles. | ||||||
| Year | Electrically propelled. | Light Oil Fuel. | Coal Gas Fuel. | Other Fuel (Heavy Oil, etc.) | Total. | |
| 1932 | … | — | — | Not available. | — | 84,950 |
| 1933 | … | — | — | Not available. | — | 85,077 |
| 1934 | … | 1,002 | 81,729 | 1 | 2,397 | 85,129 |
| 1935 | … | 1,176 | 78,830 | — | 5,541 | 85,547 |
| Goods Vehicles. | |||||||
| Year | Electrically propelled | Stream driven. | Light Oil Fuel. | Coal Gas Fuel. | Other Fuel (Heavy Oil, etc.). | Total. | |
| 1932 | … | 1,325 | 5,849 | 362,646 | 280 | 370,100 | |
| 1933 | … | 1,303 | 5,100 | 380,010 | 1,074 | 387,487 | |
| 1934 | … | 1,548 | 2,735 | 404,710 | 10 | 4,317 | 413,320 |
| 1935 | … | 1,891 | 2,113 | 425,276 | 14 | 5,429 | 434,723 |