§ Sir F. Bennettasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will now initiate a feasibility survey aimed at establishing the best choice for a new and enlarged airport to serve the southern sub-region of the South-West Region, as recommended in the Tress Report on the South-West Region;
(2) when he expects to reach a final decision on the site of the airport to serve the southern sub-region of the South-West Region.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuActing on the recommendation of the South-West Economic Planning Council, local authorities are commissioning a survey to determine the best choice for an airport to serve the sub-region. My Department is giving them assistance and advice and, as I indicated in my reply to the hon. Member for Falmouth and 265W Camborne (Dr. John Dunwoody) yesterday, a Government contribution to the cost has been offered. A decision on the matter will be taken when the survey has been completed and the results analysed.—[Vol. 751, c. 160.]