§ Mr. LECKIEasked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the proved usefulness of Ben Nevis as a meteorological station in the past, he will endeavour to have the observatory at the top re-opened and efficiently staffed?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe proposal to re-open this observatory has been very carefully considered, but I regret that the value of the meteorological observations would not justify the substantial expenditure that this course would entail.