§ Dr. Kingasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will include among the bodies consulted on the future of Southampton Airport, Eastleigh, the Airport Consultative Committee.
§ Mr. WatkinsonYes.
§ Dr. Kingasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what is the estimated cost of constructing at Southampton Airport, Eastleigh, a runway facing eastward into the open country.
§ Mr. WatkinsonNo estimate has been drawn up for a runway on this alignment. It would almost certainly be prohibitively expensive since it would involve the diversion or culverting of the River lichen and the filling in of a large area of marshy water meadows.