§ 70. Sir G. Toucheasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what is the official estimate of the volume of traffic which London Airport can now handle; what is the actual volume being handled; and what will be the estimated figures in both cases when the improvements now being made at London Airport are completed.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe following is the answer:
will take action to secure a more equitable sharing of the organisation's military burdens.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanI would refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary to the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Leeds, South (Mr. Gaitskell) on 25th October.
West European Defence Agreements (Financial Commitments)
§ 82. Mr. Jayasked the Minister of Defence what will be the additional annual liability falling on the United Kingdom budget on account of defence commitments in Germany as a result of the recent Nine-Power Agreement in London.
§ 86. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Defence when he will commence negotiations concerning the future costs of stationing troops in Germany, as proposed in the London Agreement; and if he will give an estimate of these costs when fully 49W borne by the United Kingdom Government before Parliament is asked to ratify the Agreement.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanI am not at present able to add anything to the information given in my statement on 27th October and in the White Paper on the Documents agreed on by the Conference of Ministers held in Paris 20th–23rd October, 1954 (Cmd. 9304).
National Service
§ 83. Mr. Mikardoasked the Minister of Defence what reduction he expects to be able to make in the period of National Service, and from what date, as a result of the proposed evacuation of the Suez base.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanI have nothing to add to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Sorensen) on 19th October last.