§ Mr. Masonasked the Minister for Trade if he will list the public expenditure on airport improvements for each of the regions over the past five years; and what percentage of the United Kingdom total expenditure on airport improvements each figure represents.
§ Mr. SproatCapital expenditure of publicly-owned trading bodies, such as the British Airports Authority, which is financed from internal resources is not counted in the public expenditure total. This accounts for most of the total estimated capital expenditure on airports owned by the BAA, the Civil Aviation Authority, Northern Ireland Airports Ltd. and local authorities in the United Kingdom included in the following table:
§ Mr. Peter ReesI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.