§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what amounts of capital debt incurred by civil aerodromes in the United Kingdom have been written off by central Government over the past 20 years.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisAs far as can be ascertained, there have been no cases of capital debt incurred by aerodromes being written off in the last 20 years. However, two aerodromes in Great Britain, Edinburgh and Glamorgan, were transferred from Government ownership free of charge, when their fixed assets were valued respectively at £691,430 and £400,017.
£million 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Imports cif … … … 2,056 2,065 2,113 2,701 3,291 Exports fob … … … 1,589 1,891 1,801 2,064 2,710 Note: The country composition of the Commonwealth is on a 1974 basis throughout. The years 1970 to 1972 exclude Bangladesh as no figures are available.