HC Deb 17 July 1946 vol 425 c1207
35. Mr. Stubbs

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will open the roads through Oakington aerodrome or provide alternative routes; and if he is aware that the roads leading into the village have been closed for seven years, causing great inconvenience to the inhabitants and tradespeople.

Mr. de Freitas

We are planning to keep the airfield at Oakington for permanent flying use. This would involve constructing a suitable diversion for the one public road that is still closed, from Long Stanton St. Michael to Oakington village. We cannot, of course, carry out these proposals until the Ministry of Transport have obtained statutory authority for them, which in turn involves the War Works Commission hearing any local objections.