§ 44. Mr. Hugh Jenkinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the level of air traffic at London Airport, Heathrow; how it compares with the 1963 level; and if he will now freeze the present level and begin a reduction to below the 1963 level in view of the fact that the Wilson Committee said that level was too high.
§ Mr. NobleThere were approximately 157,000 movements in 1963 and 249,000 in 1971. As indicated in my reply to the hon. Member for Mid-Bedfordshire (Mr. Hastings) on 27th July last, Heathrow will have to continue to cater for traffic growth until Maplin is operational.