§ Lord Boyd-Carpenterasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish in the Official Report in tabular form the number of occasions in each year from 1972 to 1982 inclusive, in which Ministers have allowed appeals from the Civil Aviation Authority in respect of applications by airlines for route licences.
§ The Secretary of State for Trade (Lord Cockfield)The table below shows the number of appeals lodged under the relevant statutory provision and the number allowed;
Year ending 31st March Number of appeals lodged Number of appeals allowed 1973 2 0 1974 1 0 1975 6 0 1976 5 0 1977 3 0 1978 7 0 1979 6 0 1980 12 0 1981 15 4 1982 14 0 1983* 1 1 *to September 1982.