HC Deb 06 December 1976 vol 922 c14W
Mr. Maurice Macmillan

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his best estimate in (a) deutschemarks and (b) £ sterling of the cost of improving the runways at RAF Gutersloh.

Mr. Wellbeloved

Our studies have shown that, by combining the task with routine runway maintenance work, the extra cost of developing RAF Gutersloh to accommodate heavy wide-bodied jets would be about DM 3 million, or approximately £0.75 million at current exchange rates. We have decided that this expenditure would be worth while and work is now scheduled to start in April 1978.