§ Lord TREFGARNEasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are willing to provide Customs and Immigration facilities the new General Aviation Terminal at Heathrow if so requested by the British Airports Authority.
§ Baroness BIRKCustoms have agreed in principle to approve a General Aviation Terminal at Heathrow for domestic and international flights and to provide the necessary staff for customs control purposes from the cargo terminal. To provide Immigration Service coverage, however, would mean diverting immigration officers full-time from the main passenger terminals. It is not considered that, at a time of restrictions in manpower, a new commitment of this kind would be a justifiable use of the limited resources available to the Immigration Service.