§ Mr. Allen Adamsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what as been the loss of jobs at Scottish airports since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AncramThe total number of staff employed at the British Airports Authority's Scottish airports and the Civil Aviation Authority's Highland and Island aerodromes in each year since 1979 is as follows:
BAA Scottish Airports1 CAA Airports1 1978–79 6,677 144 1979–80 7,384 166 1980–81 7,358 165 1981–82 7,202 157 1982–83 6,683 137 1983–84 6,997 128 1984–85 7,186 124 1985–86 7,238 122 1 These figures include staff employed by the BAA, the Government, airlines, concessionaires and contractors based at the airports. (Source BAA annual report.) 2 These figures exclude Air Traffic Control and Telecommunications staff. (Source CAA.) Figures for local authority and privately owned airports are not available.