§ 21. Mr. Haselhurstasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his latest assessment of the defence and defence cost implications of a civil airport at Stansted operating at 15 million, 25 million and 50 million passengers per annum.
§ Mr. PattieAn assessment of the defence and defence cost implications is given in appendix A to the report of the Study Group on South East Airports, a copy of which was placed in the Library on 17 December 1979. Further consideration of the defence implications will be a matter for the inspector at the forthcoming public inquiry.