§ Captain Orrasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement about the future of Bishopscourt Airfield; and whether he intends to use it any longer for military flying.
§ Mr. ReynoldsA joint military/civil air traffic control radar station is established on this site and is being further developed. Most of the remaining land has been made available for agricultural use.
§ Captain Orrasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will now make Bishopscourt Airfield available for the development of civil air freight transport.
§ Mr. ReynoldsI regret that this airfield does not possess the facilities necessary for operations by civil freight aircraft.