HC Deb 16 March 1981 vol 1 c6W
36. Mr. Colvin

asked the Secretary of State for Trade when the investigation into possible central security operations at Heathrow will be complete.

Mr. Eyre

In the written answer I gave to my hon. Friend on 13 November 1980, I said that the Department had accepted the proposals to centralise passenger searching in terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport, and that its implementation was a matter for the British Airports Authority. I am glad to say now that the preparations necessary to change the procedures in terminal 3 are nearing completion and it is expected that centralised passenger searching will be introduced in the near future.—[Vol. 991, c.319.]