§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the regional airport study shortly to be undertaken on behalf of the Civil Aviation Authority will take into consideration the potential of the airports in the regions, and the possibility of relieving pressure on the airports of London and the South-East by greater use of those of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham.
§ Mr. OnslowI am informed that the Civil Aviation Authority study will cover the rôle of airports in the regions con-232W cerned, taking account, amongst other things, of their potential and of the Government's decisions about airport development in the South-East.