§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Overseas Development what consideration he has given to the survey made by the Royal Engineers of possible airfields in the Virgin Islands, including Beef Island; and what support he will give to proposed improvements.
§ Mr. OramMy Ministry and the Commonwealth Office have examined the report of the Royal Engineers' survey142W party with the Government of the Virgin Islands, and detailed specifications and estimates for the improvement of the airfield on Beef Island are now being prepared.
As I said in reply to the hon. Member for Surbiton (Mr. Fisher) on 3rd February, the Virgin Islands' Government have already been informed that we would give sympathetic consideration to financing the project from the territory's C.D. & W. allocation for the period 1968–70.—[Vol. 740, c. 189.]