HC Deb 18 April 1988 vol 131 c366W
71. Mr. McCrindle

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will undertake a review of the adequacy of runway capacity at London airports in the 1990s.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Our 1985 White Paper "Airports Policy" (Cmnd. 9542) set out the pattern of development of airport capacity, including runway capacity, to meet London area demand into the mid-1990s. The first step in any further work is the preparation of up to date forecasts of air travel demand. The Department is preparing such forecasts, which it expects to publish towards the end of this year.