Mr. Youngasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the extra cost of the air transport communications with the Falklands per return flight (a) from the United Kingdom to Ascension Island and (b) from Ascension Island to the Falklands; and how these costs are compared.
§ Mr. StanleyThe estimated extra cost of a return aircraft flight from the United Kingdom to Ascension Island by VC10 is £60,000 and from Ascension Island to the Falkland Islands by Hercules, including tanker support, £80,000.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Defence what requests have been made to individual owner-occupied farms in the Falkland Islands for leases of land for military training purposes; what is the basis of rent or compensation offered; and what similar requests or arrangements have been entered into with the Falkland Islands Company.
§ Mr. StanleyI shall answer shortly.