HC Deb 16 January 1986 vol 89 c1239

Mr. Secretary Ridley, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr. Secretary Howe, Mr. Secretary Brittan, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Rifkind, Mr. Secretary Edwards, Mr. Secretary Baker and Mr. Michael Spicer, presented a Bill to provide for the dissolution of the British Airports Authority and the vesting of its property, rights and liabilities in a company nominated by the Secretary of State; to provide for the reorganisation of other airport undertakings in the public sector; to provide for the regulation of the use of airports and for the imposition of economic controls at certain airports; to make other amendments of the law relating to airports; to make provision with respect to the control of capital expenditure by local authority airport undertakings; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 60].