HC Deb 18 March 1968 vol 761 cc47-8W
Mr. Corfield

asked the President of the Board of Trade is he will make a statement in regard to the two accidents to Viscount aircraft owned by British Eagle and Aer Lingus on 6th and 9th January, respectively, while taxi-ing at Liverpool Airport.

INVESTMENT IN CIVIL AIRPORTS—ENGLAND AND WALES
Aerodrome 1962–65 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67
£ £ £ £ £
Board of Trade
Bournemouth (Hurn) … … 19,023 124,594 99,496 34,544 17,190
Land's End … … … 7 Nil 9,381 6,658 1,902
St. Marys … … … 7 Nil
British Airports Authority
London (Gatwick) … … 601,711 1,098,153 1,920,287 1,442,432 474,182
London (Heathrow) … … 4,157,446 2,746,705 2,257,542 8,187,076 5,916,901
London (Stansted) … … 49,996 63,127 69,467 71,083 37,673
Local Authority
Blackpool … … … 42,781 16,800 17,871 20,553 275
Shoreham … … … Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Bristol … … … 15,500 67,500 89,400 68,981 18,788
Carlisle … … … 13,174 13,874 4,900 345 2,576
Coventry … … … 2,500 Nil 1,000 9,129 4,001
East Midlands … … … Nil 65,000 1,153,625 343,408 108,032
Gloucester/Cheltenham … Nil Nil Nil 19,726 8,279
Ipswich … … … 21,050 Nil Nil Nil Nil
Leeds/Bradford … … … 15,500 105,200 516,725 134,227 667,592
Luton … … … 95,935 195,845 271,715 477,470 675,530
Tees-side … … … Nil Nil 1,600 627,987 600,720
Newcastle … … … 750 15,177 1,207,436 1,140,033 1,187,259
Norwich … … … Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Plymouth … … … 4,775 Nil 5,000 2,832 2,079
Portsmouth … … … 18,155 Nil 1,271 Nil Nil
Ramsgate … … … Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Rochester … … … 150,000 Nil 12,675 5,887 Nil
Southend … … … 192,190 146,500 59,930 23,833 65,980
Sunderland … … … 55,700 38,424 26,000 6,191 10,419
Wolverhampton … … Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Birmingham … … … 33,514 157,391 79,706* 415,291 542,384
Manchester … … … 1,163,887 281,366 413,143* 187,389 229,796
Liverpool … … … 230,000 54,500 230,000* 2,486,042 916,582
Swansea … … … 24,391 5,400 105,000 177,761 49,343
Glamorgan … … … 14,711 477 41,687 45,758 91,362
* Plus £4,396 investment in aerodrome navigation services which cannot be apportioned between these three airports.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

I presume that the hon. Member is referring to incidents which occurred on 6th and 9th February. In each case a propeller was damaged by contact with a snow bank; there was no other damage or injury to persons.