HC Deb 29 November 1976 vol 921 cc25-6W
Sir Bernard Braine

asked the Minister for Overseas Development when a decision will be taken about the extension of the airport in the Falkland Islands as recommended in the Shackleton Report.

Mr. Judd

My colleagues and I are still considering the recommendation on the extension of the Falkland Islands airport in the context of the Shackleton Report as a whole. The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that this long and closely argued document calls for study in depth, and I am unable now to give the exact dates on which the Government's con- sideration will be completed or on which a final decision on the airport can be given.