§ 43. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, during his recent visit to the Falkland Islands, he studied the requirement for housing facilities for employees of contractors working on the airport at Port Stanley.
§ Mr. RaisonI did not look at the details of proposals to provide housing for contractors' employees as airport work will be handled through the Property Services Agency on behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 9 March, Official Report, c. 405, when he expects the final departmental attribution of payment for the work to keep the road between Port Stanley and the airport open through the next Falkland Islands winter to be made.
§ Mr. RaisonWork is in hand to repair the road system in Port Stanley and to the airport. The Overseas Development Administration and the Ministry of Defence respectively, have provided provisional funding for these two programmes. Final responsibility will be settled in due course but this issue will not delay this essential work.