HC Deb 31 January 1945 vol 407 cc1441-2
29. Sir Thomas Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will arrange that, where an aerodrome becomes surplus to requirement, the former occupier shall be given the option to cultivate the land and to purchase Government buildings erected upon it.

Sir A. Sinclair

I am afraid that, in the nature of the case, it is not possible to give a general undertaking that former occupiers shall be given the option to purchase Government buildings erected on airfields that may become surplus to requirements or to cultivate the land, though either or both may be possible in particular cases.

Mr. Tree

Can the Minister give the House any indication of whether a policy is being worked out in regard to redundant aerodromes, particularly having regard to agriculture?

Sir A. Sinclair

The policy to be pursued in regard to aerodromes when the war is over is receiving consideration. It is, broadly, true to say that there are no redundant aerodromes in this country at the moment, and that there are unlikely to be any until the end of the war in Europe.

Mr. Tree

But what about after the war?