§ Mr. Ronald Bellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he is satisfied with the progress being made in reducing night jet movements at Heathrow during the summer period.
§ Mr. OnslowAs I made clear in replying to my hon. Friend the Member for Heston and Isleworth (Mr. Hayhoe) on 3rd July—[Vol. 859, c.76–7.]—I am hopeful that with the co-operation of airlines our objective of a 10 per cent. reduction by comparison with last year can be achieved. But, if necessary, I shall impose further restrictions to keep the total to the target level.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the forecast of demand and runway capacity at London area airports for 1985 for average aircraft loadings of 175,200 and 225 persons, respectively, in the same manner as in Table 7.16 of the Civil Aviation Authority Report of May 1973.
§ Mr. OnslowOn the basis of the demand and capacity forecasts used by the Civil Aviation Authority in its report "Forecasts of Air Traffic and Capacity at Airports in the London Area" the information requested would be as follows:
minimum and maximum estimates of the likely figure.
§ Mr. OnslowThe criteria used for such calculations would normally include 7W estimates of the composition of airline fleets and the consequent "mix" of aircraft using the airports in 1985, and the predicted load factors of these aircraft. The recent estimates produced by the CAA did not contain maximum and minimum estimates and they are not immediately available from any other source.
§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what consultations he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority since 13th June 1973 on the likely future levels of aircraft noise at Heathrow and Gatwick on the basis of Maplin proceeding or Maplin not proceeding.
§ Mr. OnslowMy officials have had preliminary discussions with CAA officials on the work which needs to be done on estimates of future noise levels.