§ 117. Mr. George Jegerasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will consider relinquishing Lindholme Royal Air Force station so that it may become the South Yorkshire Airport.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThere is a continuing R.A.F. requirement for Lindholme. We have no intention on present plans of relinquishing it.
The question of the provision of a civil airport for South Yorkshire is primarily a matter for the local authorities concerned in consultation with my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade.