HC Deb 23 January 1970 vol 794 cc201-2W
Captain Orr

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will permit the use of Bishopscourt airfield as an alternative to Aldergrove during the closure of the latter for repairs.

Mr. Hattersley

No. The runways are unsuitable for commercial aircraft.

the Crown, and how many recruits not from the Ulster Special Constabulary had such service.

Mr. Hattersley

1,354 applications to join the Ulster Defence Regiment have been received. None has yet been accepted as the screening of applicants necessarily takes time. 560 applications have come from members of the Ulster Special Constabulary, as follows: