§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the President of the Board of Trade what grants have been made by Her Majesty's Government since the end of World War II for civil airport construction and maintenance; if he will tabulate in each instance the date the grant was made, for what purpose, and the amount involved; and what projects, supported by Government grant, are still under construction.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuIn addition to the large sums expended on Government owned aerodromes the grants shown in the following schedule have been made to non-State aerodromes. The list is not exhaustive in view of the disproportionate cost involved in compiling a complete list.
SCHEDULE Airport Capital Grants paid Date(s) Grant £ Birmingham* Various dates between April, 1956 and March, 1967 873,261 Manchester† Various dates between July, 1950 and March, 1967 2,455,658 Newcastle‡ 1964–65 250,000 169W
Technical Aid Scheme§ Blackpool … … 12,905 Bristol … … 10,960 Cambridge … … 5,443 Carlisle … … 6,037 Exeter … … 12,336 Gloucester/Cheltenham … … 7,332 Ipswich … … 4,000 London (Westland Heliport) … … 192 Luton … … 8,202 Lydd … … 7,324 Lympne … … 5,243 Northampton … … 206 Oxford … … 450 Plymouth … … 4,868 Portsmouth … … 2,594 Rochester … … 2,187 Sandown … … 2,249 Shoreham … … 796 Southampton … … 18,779 East Midlands … … 20,774 Coventry … … 5,004 Hawarden … … 5,390 Leeds/Bradford … … 11,708 Newcastle … … 14,404 Enniskillen … … 2,287 Swansea … … 6,700 Tees-side … … 11,478 Dundee … … 4,514 Perth … … 2,156 Orkney Islands … … 1,190
Projects, supported by Government grant still under construction Birmingham Extension of main runway. Strengthening of east apron and taxiway. Various minor projects. Manchester Extension of main runway. Carlisle Runway lighting, improvements to the apron and provision of passenger handling facilities. Orkney Islands Construction of seven airstrips.
Notes * Includes grants towards the cost of the following projects: £ Extension of apron and provision of taxiway 114,327 Extension of main runway 410,439 † Includes grants towards the costs of the following projects: £ Strengthening main runway 65,500 Roads, paved areas and car parks 78,725 Runway extension 132,969 New Terminal Building 889,393 Stopway at north-east end of main runway 60,599 Further extension of runway and provision of taxiway and run-up area 149,058 Extension to apron and associated taxiways 481,888 ‡ Single block grant towards the cost of the general development of the airport. § This scheme, to give grants towards the cost of providing landing aids and other safety equipment at certain licensed aerodromes, operated between September, 1964 and March, 1967. Payments have been made at various times between these dates. Some small items still remain to be paid.