§ Mr. Cordleasked the Minister of Aviation how much public money has been spent on improvements at Hurn Airport in recent years; and in view of the likelihood of the airport being run down in the foreseeable future, why this money has been spent.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsApproximately £300,000 in the last five years. £91,000 was spent on the control tower, which had to be extended to house the Air Traffic Zone Control for the whole surrounding area and which also provides training facilities for the Ministry's Air Traffic Control School at Hum; and £200,000 on resurfacing the runway, which was necessary for safety reasons.
Flying facilities at Hum will continue to be required for the Air Traffic Controly School and the tenants of the airport's industrial estate, even if civil transport flying there does for a period decline.