§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement concerning the decision of the London Docklands development corporation to permit test flights of jet aircraft at the London City airport, in the light of paragraph 35 of his Department's letter of 23 May 1985.
§ Mr. David TrippierPlanning permission was granted, subject to conditions, by the London Docklands development corporation to the London City airport on 5 July allowing the airport to be used on three separate days to allow demonstration landings and take-offs by British Aerospace 146 aeroplanes. The permission expires on 31 July 1989. Once a planning permission has been granted I am not in a position to comment further on the matter.