HC Deb 09 February 1982 vol 17 cc300-1W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he has any plans to implement the recommendation in the report by the Adam Smith Institute commissioned by the Under-Secretary of State for Trade to establish six United Kingdom airports as freeports; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sproat

The views put forward by the Adam Smith Institute are still under consideration. The question of freeport status is, of course, not solely a matter for my Department.