§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussion he has had with British Airways on the possibility of using an improved Falkland Islands airport as a staging post and on a route to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East.
§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to improve air and sea access to the Falkland Islands and, in particular, to expand the airport runway to full international standards.
§ Mr. LuardWe have no plans at present to improve access by sea to the Falkland Islands. On the question of extending the new airport runway, I refer the hon. Member to my hon. Friend's reply of 13th July to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Thames (Mr. Lamont)—[Vol. 935, cols. 406–7.]