§ Andrew MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his Answers of 2 December,Official Report, column 498W, on the Cliffe Airport Option, how he identified suitable venues for the exhibitions (a) in relation to proximity to the airport option and affected areas, (b) venue capacity, (c) accessibility and (d) availability; and in each case how many and which other alternative locations were considered. [85629]
§ Mr. Jamieson[holding answer 5 December 2002]: Specialist consultants in event management were commissioned to identify suitable venues and to organise the public exhibitions on the airport options.
Using a database of potential venues in the region, they were able to recommend the most suitable venue for each airport exhibition taking account of the listed criteria.