§ Mr. Rankinasked the President of the Board of Trade if he has yet reached a firm decision on the location of London's third airport; if he will speed up plans for its development, in view of the increasing traffic at Heathrow and Gatwick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
§ Mr. JayOn the first part of my hon. Friend's Question I have nothing to add to the replies my right hon. Friend the Minister of Housing and Local Government gave to the hon. Member for Faversham (Mr. Boston) on 15th June and to the hon. Member for Saffron Walden (Mr. Keith) on 7th July.
361WI can assure my hon. Friend that I am fully alive to the urgency of making progress on the third London airport question. On present indications however Heathrow and Gatwick will together be able to cater for London's air traffic until the early 1970s.