§ Mr. Montgomeryasked the Minister for Trade whether he is in a position to announce the capital expenditure allocations for local authority airport investment in 1983–84.
§ Mr. SproatI have decided to designate as projects of national and regional importance the following new airport investment schemes and to make the appropriate capital expenditure allocations for 1983–84.
Airport Schemes Manchester Major Terminal Improvement Programme Additional aircraft stands by the International Pier New Link Taxiway Cargo terminal access and hard standing Luton Terminal extension phase III East Midlands New fire station Norwich Runway improvement In addition, capital expenditure allocations will be made for the following schemes which have already been so designated and where construction is already in hand or now largely completed;
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Airport Schemes Birmingham New terminal complex, taxiways and aprons Bournemouth Terminal rebuilding phases II and III
Airport Schemes East Midlands Access to development areas Terminal apron extension Leeds-Bradford Runway extension Terminal extension Luton Terminal extension phase II Manchester Runway extension, aircraft stands, services to development areas Newcastle Completion of terminal extension Tees-Side Apron and access track The total public expenditure provision for 1983–84 for regional airport development will amount to £41.2 million which maintains the record level of such capital expenditure anticipated in the current year. Expenditure on the new approved schemes is expected to amount to about £10 million in each of the next two financial years, the bulk of which will be at Manchester international airport.