§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the total estimated cost of the airport facilities at Foulness; and if he will indicate the percentage applicable, respectively, to land reclamation and to locating and destroying unexploded shells and bombs;
(2) what is the total estimated cost of the infrastructure necessary for the efficient use of Foulness airport; and how much this will cost, over and above the estimated cost of the airport itself.
§ Mr. RipponBy 1980 we estimate that costs of some £140 million will have been incurred in reclaiming enough land for two runways, seaport and some surplus land; of this some £4 million relates to missile clearance. By the same date we estimate some £95 million will have been spent on providing the initial airport facilities and about £150 million on motorway and high speed links. All these figures are necessarily tentative and are at undiscounted 1972 constant prices.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to receive his consultant's report on road/ rail connections across South Essex, to serve Foulness airport.
§ Mr. PeytonShortly.