§ Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Trade what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which air freight is being transferred to road transport for the domestic part of its journey instead of being flown direct from provincial airports.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisComprehensive information is not available on the amount of air freight involved, but the movement of air freight by road is referred to in Chapter 7 of Part 2 of Airport Strategy for Great Britain which deals with the regional airports. It will be a matter for consideration in the consultations on that document.