HC Deb 18 May 1992 vol 208 c31W
24. Sir Thomas Arnold

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to encourage the privatisation of municipally owned airports.

Mr. Norris

We wish to see the local authority airports develop and prosper. But as pressure on public sector spending continues, they will have to look increasingly to the private sector to share in the successes and the risks associated with continued expansion.