§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether paragraph 21 of the guidance given to the Civil Aviation Authority in the White Paper " Future Civil Aviation Policy ", Cmnd. 6400, still applies; and whether, in view of paragraph 78 of the Authority's decision dated 18 May 1978 788W on application 1A/20196, he will give a more precise indication of the weight that the Authority should give to it.
§ Mr. TebbitI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Secretary of State for Trade what submissions he has received from local authorities or local authority associations on the proposals put forward by the Civil Aviation Authority regarding consultations with local authorities when considering applications for new services such as helicopter links; and whether he has yet reached any conclusions on these proposals.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe Department has received six representations from local authorities and one from a local authority association following the publication of the Civil Aviation Authority's proposals. The changes proposed by the Authority will involve amendments to the Civil Aviation Regulations 1972. The representations of the local authority interests will be taken into account in considering the amendments to the regulations.