§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he has given to the paper entitled "Civil Aviation Policy: The Promised White Paper", a copy of which has been sent to him by the North of England Regional Consortium; what reply he is making; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RidleyI have read the paper with interest and a reply has been sent to the consortium assuring it that I will bear its views in mind in formulating my proposals on airports policy.