International Airport (Scotland)

HC Deb 17 July 1974 vol 877 cc149-50W

Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will now set up a departmental committee to study the possibility

PRICE INDEX NUMBERS OF MAJOR BASIC MATERIALS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM
1970 = 100
						1972
				July	August	September	October	November	December
Iron Ore	…	…	…	112.2	112.2	112.2	112.2	112.2	112.2
Tungsten Ore	…	…	…	48.1	47.5	46.6	45.1	45.9	49.9
Non-Ferrous Base Metals:
Aluminium Ingots†	…	…	86.0	86.0	86.0	87.6	89.9	89.9
Nickel†	…	…	…	100.7	100.5	114.4	117.7	117.7	117.7
Copper	…	…	…	71.7	72.4	73.6	72.6	72.5	73.6
Zinc†	…	…	…	124.5	125.0	125.0	125.0	126.2	135.2
Tin	…	…	…	99.9	100.0	101.7	102.6	102.9	103.8
Lead	…	…	…	98.1	95.9	97.8	97.8	99.5	103.8
Soya Beans	…	…	…	110.9	111.3	116.0	120.3	127.8	129.1
Groundnut Oil	…	…	…	106.1	106.3	108.5	108.3	109.6	117.8
Hides and skins	…	…	…	155.5	179.0	190.7	216.7	229.8	223.5
Textiles:
Raw Cotton	…	…	…	112.8	109.1	106.2	111.5	124.0	130.0
Raw Wool	…	…	…	136.4	154.9	179.9	231.3	218.6	236.8
Jute	…	…	…	100.1	101.7	101.8	101.8	101.3	102.3
Timber:
Softwood	…	…	…	111.3	114.2	116.1	116.3	119.5	120.9
Hardwood	…	…	…	122.0	124.5	127.7	133.4	136.0	138.1
Plywood	…	…	…	112.9	112.9	121.1	128.5	130.1	131.1
Natural Rubber	…	…	…	84.0	80.3	81.9	94.3	99.6	106.8
Woodpulp	…	…	…	105.4	105.4	105.4	107.5	109.5	109.7
Sulphur, Crude	…	…	…	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0

						1973
				January	February	March	April	May	June
Iron Ore	…	…	…	112.2	112.2	112.2	121.4	121.4	121.4
Tungsten Ore	…	…	…	49.9	50.3	55.6	57.9	55.6	51.6
Non-Ferrous Base Metals:
Aluminium Ingots†	…	…	89.9	89.9	89.9	89.9	89.9	91.4
Nickel†	…	…	…	117.7	119.9	116.2	114.2	113.8	111.6
Copper	…	…	…	80.3	86.5	103.5	108.3	103.9	114.8
Zinc†	…	…	…	135.2	135.2	141.9	148.5	148.5	155.2
Tin	…	…	…	105.2	108.3	113.6	112.5	112.3	115.1
Lead	…	…	…	106.3	110.3	119.0	122.9	123.5	130.5
Soya Beans	…	…	…	131.0	137.8	150.8	144.3	153.4	186.0
Groundnut Oil	…	…	…	120.2	121.9	121.0	117.9	123.4	125.7
Hides and skins	…	…	…	222.9	219.1	199.7	204.7	206.6	194.2
Textiles:
Raw Cotton	…	…	…	133.7	131.9	137.1	143.5	154.7	162.7
Raw Wool	…	…	…	293.1	333.2	403.1	325.3	318.8	344.7
Jute	…	…	…	103.1	104.5	105.6	105.6	105.4	104.6

of creating a major Scottish international airport.

Mr. Shore

In consultation with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and with the Civil Aviation Authority and the British Airports Authority I keep under continuing review the organisation of airports in Scotland.