Light Aircraft Landing Strips (Hansard, 16 July 1969)

§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he will seek powers to undertake a programme of construction of airstrips in the development areas in view of the need to improve communications to parts of such areas and to stimulate the light aircraft industry;
(2) if he will undertake a survey of industrial estates in development areas where advance factories have been or are about to be built, with a view to establishing landing strips for light aircraft close to such estates;
(3) what plans he has for promoting the use of light aircraft by the provision of additional landing strips; and whether he will bring up to date his instructions for the laying down of such strips.

§ Mr. William Rodgers
It is not the Government's policy to provide or operate airstrips although the powers to do so are available. It is open to anyone to consider the requirement for a landing strip to serve a particular need—a factory or industrial estate—and, subject to planning permission, to take steps to provide one. I am not aware that the lack of landing strips is inhibiting the use of light
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§ Mr. Dell
Following is the information for May 1969:
aircraft nor that the advice on this subject given in August, 1963, is in need of revision. If there is concern on either of these points, however, I shall be glad to look into the matter.

§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the landing grounds available in the development areas, showing which of them are considered suitable for light aircraft of 6,000 lbs. or less only.

§ Mr. William Rodgers
The following aerodromes in the development areas are notified in the United Kingdom Air Pilot as available to civil fliers. Because of differences in aircraft performance, it is not possible to classify them in the way suggested although they would nearly all be suitable for use by small business aeroplanes. There are in addition many private unlicensed aerodromes not notified in Air Pilot as available but which could be made available with the permission of the owner.

Development Area Aerodrome

Merseyside Liverpool

Welsh ^*Hawarden

^* Haverfordwest

Swansea

^*Valley (R.A.F.)

^*Brawdy (R.N.)

Southwest. ^* Lands End

^*Penzance Heliport

^*Perranporth

^*Chivenor (R.A.F.)

Culdrose (R.N.)

^*St. Mawgan (Newquay) (R.A.F.)

St. Mary's (Scillies)

Northern ^*Barrow (Walney Island)

Carlisle

Newcastle

^*Sunderland (Usworth)

Tees-side

^*Silloth

^*Acklington (R.A.F.)

^*Ouston (R.A.F.)

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Scottish Aberdeen

^*Barra

Benbecula

^*Connel

^*Cumbernauld

^*Dounreay

Glasgow

^*Glenforsa (Mull)

Inverness

Kirkwall

Islay

^*Papa Westray

Perth

Prestwick

^*Plockton

^*North Ronaldsay

^*Sanday

^*Stronsay

Stornoway

Tires

^*Westray

Wick

^*Arbroath (R.N.)

^*Kinloss (R.A.F.)

^*Leuchars (R.A.F.)

^*Lossiemouth (R.N.)

^*Machrinhanish (R.A.F.)

Northern Ireland Belfast (Aldergrove)

^*Belfast (Sydenham)

^*Newtonwards

^*Enniskillen (St. Angelo)

^*Ballykelly (R.A.F.)

Note:

^* Available for use only by prior permission of the airport operator.

Table 2 of Command Paper No. 3437

Figures for 1967–68 for BOAC, BEA and BAA

Average Net Assets Net Income Net Income as a percentage of Assets Fixed Investment in the United Kingdom Exchequer Loans Exchequer Loans as a percentage of fixed investment Total Employees at March, 1968

£m. £m. Per cent. £m. £m. Per cent. '000s.

BOAC … 148 25.3 17.1 19.8 -2.8 -14.1 20

BEA … 113 3.1 2.7 24.5 18.2 74.3 22

BAA … 57 6.3 11.0 10.5 2.0 19.0 4

Development Area	Aerodrome
Merseyside	Liverpool
Welsh	^*Hawarden
	^* Haverfordwest
	Swansea
	^*Valley (R.A.F.)
	^*Brawdy (R.N.)
Southwest.	^* Lands End
	^*Penzance Heliport
	^*Perranporth
	^*Chivenor (R.A.F.)
	Culdrose (R.N.)
	^*St. Mawgan (Newquay) (R.A.F.)
	St. Mary's (Scillies)
Northern	^*Barrow (Walney Island)
	Carlisle
	Newcastle
	^*Sunderland (Usworth)
	Tees-side
	^*Silloth
	^*Acklington (R.A.F.)
	^*Ouston (R.A.F.)

Scottish	Aberdeen
	^*Barra
	Benbecula
	^*Connel
	^*Cumbernauld
	^*Dounreay
	Glasgow
	^*Glenforsa (Mull)
	Inverness
	Kirkwall
	Islay
	^*Papa Westray
	Perth
	Prestwick
	^*Plockton
	^*North Ronaldsay
	^*Sanday
	^*Stronsay
	Stornoway
	Tires
	^*Westray
	Wick
	^*Arbroath (R.N.)
	^*Kinloss (R.A.F.)
	^*Leuchars (R.A.F.)
	^*Lossiemouth (R.N.)
	^*Machrinhanish (R.A.F.)
Northern Ireland	Belfast (Aldergrove)
	^*Belfast (Sydenham)
	^*Newtonwards
	^*Enniskillen (St. Angelo)
	^*Ballykelly (R.A.F.)
Note:
^* Available for use only by prior permission of the airport operator.

Table 2 of Command Paper No. 3437
Figures for 1967–68 for BOAC, BEA and BAA
		Average Net Assets	Net Income	Net Income as a percentage of Assets	Fixed Investment in the United Kingdom	Exchequer Loans	Exchequer Loans as a percentage of fixed investment	Total Employees at March, 1968
		£m.	£m.	Per cent.	£m.	£m.	Per cent.	'000s.
BOAC	…	148	25.3	17.1	19.8	-2.8	-14.1	20
BEA	…	113	3.1	2.7	24.5	18.2	74.3	22
BAA	…	57	6.3	11.0	10.5	2.0	19.0	4