§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current grant received by each of the Highlands and Islands airports from his Department; what action he now proposes following the failure of the Civil Aviation Authority to interest any private concerns in running any of the airports; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. AncramThe deficits incurred at each of the aerodromes in the 1983–84 financial year were as set out in the table following:
£'000 Benbecula 404 Inverness 453 Islay 170 Kirkwall 455 Stornoway 554 Tiree 82 Wick 442 Sumburgh (non oil-related traffic) 385 After calculation of interest payments on the deficits incurred and having made adjustments to reflect actual outturn for 1982–83 the Civil Aviation Authority received subsidy of £3.259 million for the financial year 1983–84. On the question of the privatisation of these aerodromes I refer the hon. Member to the reply he received on 8 May from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport at column 319.