HC Deb 19 March 1996 vol 274 c103W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 6 March,Official Report, column 212, if he will make a statement on the action taken by the BAA to investigate the possibility of less environmentally damaging options for runway development. [21379]

Mr. Norris

I understand that BAA plc is currently engaged in the first phase of this work, focusing on the technical feasibility of a close parallel runway at Gatwick.