§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent the Scottish Development Agency has responsibilities in connection with airport policy in Scotland.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe Scottish Development Agency has no responsibility for airport policy in Scotland but has a general interest in this and other matters affecting economic development.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has received the report commissioned by the Scottish Development Agency on the lowland Scottish airports; and whether he is proposing to take any steps in consequence of the report.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherI understand that the agency commissioned in March this year a report on possible future options for the Scottish lowland airports. The agency has not submitted the report nor any proposals based on it to my right hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any consultations took place between the Scottish Development Agency and his Department before the agency commissioned a consultants' report on the lowland Scottish airports.