§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will consider expending the further sum of approximately £1 million in extending the new airfield now being constructed on the Falkland Islands to enable it on completion to cope with normal commercial aircraft.
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§ Mr. PrenticeThe airfield now being built in the Falkland Islands at a cost of approximately £4.2 million meets present requirements. There is no commercial justification for its extension.